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The Arabic letter ظ (ẓāʾ): sound, forms and words
ظ, called ẓāʾ, is letter 17 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: an emphatic th as in this. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How ظ is written
- ظAlone
- ظStart
- ظMiddle
- ظEnd
Arabic words that begin with ظ
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
Questions about ظ
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ظ?
- ظ (ẓāʾ) sounds like this: an emphatic th as in this.
- Does ظ join the next letter?
- Yes. ظ joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ظ, ظ, ظ.
- What number is ظ in the Arabic alphabet?
- ظ is letter 17 of 28, after ط (ṭāʾ) and before ع (ʿayn).