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The zh /ʒ/ sound is represented by various letters in different languages, such as the letter Ž as used in many Slavic languages, the letter Ż as used in Kashubian, the letter ج in a number of Arabic dialects, the Persian alphabet letter ژ , the Cyrillic letter Ж , the Devanagari letter and the Esperanto letter Ĵ .
Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician zayn 𐤆, Hebrew zayīn ז , Aramaic zain 𐡆, Syriac zayn ܙ, and Arabic zāy ز . It represents the sound . The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek zeta (Ζ), Etruscan z, Latin Z, and Cyrillic Ze З, as well as Ж.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with Z in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
The position of letters in words and the position of suffix morphemes have an influence on word identification, letter detection, and the missing letter effect in texts. [20] [21] [22] The letters at the start and end of words, or the first and last letter of a word, contribute to how people read and recognize words. [21]
The letter yogh (ȝogh) (Ȝ ȝ; Scots: yoch; Middle English: ȝogh) was used in Middle English and Older Scots, representing y (/j/) and various velar phonemes. It was derived from the Insular form of the letter g, Ᵹᵹ. In Middle English writing, tailed z came to be indistinguishable from yogh.
Voiced alveolar implosive; Bushi, Fula, Hausa, Maore, Serer; formerly used in Shona; Superscript form is an IPA superscript letter [7] ᶑ 𐞍 D with hook and tail: IPA; reportedly used in Ngad'a; Superscript form is an IPA superscript letter [7] Ƌ ƌ: D with topbar: Letter of the Zhuang language from 1957 to 1986 ȡ: D with curl: Voiced ...
Zeta (UK: / ˈ z iː t ə /, US: / ˈ z eɪ t ə /; [1] uppercase Ζ, lowercase ζ; Ancient Greek: ζῆτα, Demotic Greek: ζήτα, classical [d͡zɛ̌ːta] or zē̂ta; Modern Greek: zíta) is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 7.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples zel-[1]jealousy, zeal: Greek: ζῆλος (zêlos), ζηλωτής, ζηλωτοῦ (zēlōtḗs) ...