"ز" meaning in Arabic

See ز in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /zaːj/, /zajn/, /z/ Forms: ز / ز [canonical], zāy [romanization], zayn [romanization]
Etymology: From the Nabataean letter 𐢉 (l, “zayin”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤆 (l, “zayin”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓈔?). See also Classical Syriac ܙ (l, “zayin”), Hebrew ז (l, “zayin”), Ancient Greek ζ (z), Latin Z. Etymology templates: {{der|ar|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{der|ar|egy|-}} Egyptian, {{m+|syc|ܙ|t=zayin|tr=l}} Classical Syriac ܙ (l, “zayin”), {{m+|he|ז|t=zayin|tr=l}} Hebrew ז (l, “zayin”), {{m+|grc|ζ}} Ancient Greek ζ (z), {{m+|la|Z}} Latin Z Head templates: {{head|ar|letter|head=ز / ز|tr=zāy, zayn}} ز / ز • (zāy, zayn)
  1. The eleventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ر (r) and followed by س (s). Tags: letter Categories (topical): Arabic numeral symbols
    Sense id: en-ز-ar-character-f-W0gd0z Disambiguation of Arabic numeral symbols: 72 28 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic links with redundant wikilinks, Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Arabic links with redundant wikilinks: 75 25 Disambiguation of Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 46 26 26 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 27 25 1 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 43 27 24 7

Symbol

IPA: /zaːj/, /zajn/, /z/ Forms: ز / ز [canonical], zāy [romanization], zayn [romanization]
Etymology: From the Nabataean letter 𐢉 (l, “zayin”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤆 (l, “zayin”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓈔?). See also Classical Syriac ܙ (l, “zayin”), Hebrew ז (l, “zayin”), Ancient Greek ζ (z), Latin Z. Etymology templates: {{der|ar|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{der|ar|egy|-}} Egyptian, {{m+|syc|ܙ|t=zayin|tr=l}} Classical Syriac ܙ (l, “zayin”), {{m+|he|ז|t=zayin|tr=l}} Hebrew ז (l, “zayin”), {{m+|grc|ζ}} Ancient Greek ζ (z), {{m+|la|Z}} Latin Z Head templates: {{head|ar|numeral symbol|head=ز / ز|tr=zāy, zayn}} ز / ز • (zāy, zayn)
  1. The seventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by و (w) and followed by ح (ḥ).
    Sense id: en-ز-ar-symbol-ra9sQicp Related terms: Arabic script letters: حُرُوف: ا (alphabet appendix, script appendix), ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي [edit], Search for entries beginning with ز
     
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