Z̧

See also: Appendix:Variations of "z"

Translingual

Letter

Z̧ (lower case z̧)

  1. (romanization) used to transcribe the Arabic letter ظ.

Synonyms

Kabyle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡z/

Letter

Z̧ (lower case z̧)

  1. A letter of the Kabyle alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

In Kabyle orthography, z̧ traditionally represents the affricate /d͡z/, paired with ţ for /t͡s/. Because the affricates are morphologically conditioned, the INALCO standard does not use z̧, instead representing the underlying consonant (e.g. zz) for pan-dialectal consistency.

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