ز
zāy
The English letter 'z' is written as ز (zāy) in Arabic.
This is the Arabic representation of the twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet.
How do you pronounce it?
zāy
Did you know?
- The letter ز descends from the Phoenician letter zayin, which may have originated from an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph.
- In Arabic, the letter ز is one of the 'sun letters', meaning that if it starts a word, the 'l' in the definite article ال becomes silent and blends into the ز sound.
- The letter ز is a 'non-connecting' letter, meaning it cannot be joined to the letter following it in a word.
Examples in context
- بيونسي و جاي زي سمّيا لابنتهما بلو أيفي.Beyoncé and Jay-Z called their daughter Blue Ivy.This sentence shows how the character ز is used within an Arabic transliteration of a name.Tatoeba #7271032 by OsoHombre, translation #2674821 by Hybrid
- حرف الـ ز في آخر الكلمة.harf al-z fi akhir al-kalima.The letter z is at the end of the word.
- هل تكتب حرف الـ ز بشكل صحيح؟hal taktub harf al-z bishakl sahih?Do you write the letter z correctly?
Example conversation
Nour and Omar are practicing English spelling.
- نور Nourما هو آخر حرف في الأبجدية الإنجليزية؟Ma huwa akhir harf fil-abjadiyya al-injliyya?What is the last letter of the English alphabet?
- عمر Omarإنه حرف ز.Innahu harf z.It is the letter z.
- نور Nourصحيح يا عمر، أحسنت.Sahih ya Omar, ahsant.Correct Omar, well done.
- عمر Omarشكراً لك يا نور.Shukran laki ya Nour.Thank you, Nour.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ز, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
