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Letter z

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
click on the letter-form label at left to open a pop-up window

The detached letter z: [voiced sibilant] [SOUND]
A word-initial z:

necessary

[SOUND]
zaruur
A word-medial z: strong [SOUND]
mazbuutu
A word-final z: a substitute, an exchange [SOUND]
aivazu (also evazu)
* This letter only appears in Arabic and Persian borrowings

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the consonant [z], and is pronounced as the "z" in American English "zebra". See SCRIPT BASICS: LETTERS USED ONLY IN ARABIC WORDS for more information.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

Click here for an interactive game

[make sure to close each pop-up window before opening the next one]

2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing z: z3.pdf