Learn the Arabic letter Zay with word samples 2023

The letter Zay is an easy letter to write and pronounce, as it is found in most languages ​​of the world, and it is one of the dotted solar letters, and it is also one of the most frequently used letters in the Arabic alphabet. The exit of the letter Zay is from the tip of the tongue with what is above the lower folds.

The only letter that resembles the letter Zay is the letter Raa’, the difference between them is only a point in writing, but in the field of pronunciation, it is something else.

Let’s get started.

The shapes of the lettre Zay “ز”:

TERMINAL	MIDDLE	INITIAL	ISOLATED
ـز	ـز	ز	ز

Examples of words with Zay “ز” :

We will show you some examples so that you can notice the change in the shape of the letter “Zay” by changing its position in the word.

The initial Zay “ز” :

The letter “Zay” at the beginning of the word is isolated, as it does not connect from both sides.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
زيت	Oil	Zayt
زبيب	Raisins	Zabeeb
زمن	Time	Zaman

The middle Zay“ز” :

The letter Zay is in the middle of the word, connected from the right side only.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
حزام	Belt	Hizaam
غزال	Deer	Ghazaal
مخزن	Stored	Makhzan

The terminal Zay “ز” :

The letter Zay is at the end of the word, connected from the right side only.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
كنز	Treasure	Kanz
عجز	Inability	Eajz
فائز	Winner	Fai’z

•Note :

The letter Zay at the end of the word can be separate from the rest of the letters in the word.

•Examples :

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
غاز	Gas	Ghaz
موز	Banana	Mawz
لوز	Almonds	Lawz

How to pronounce Zay “ز” :

The Zay sound is a gingival sound produced through the meeting of the tongue with the upper gum, and it is a vocalized fricative sound, the vocal cords vibrate during its pronunciation.

To pronounce the letter Zay, we close the nasal passage and then obstruct the airway at the upper gums using the tongue, and this is to allow the air to exit with the vibration of the vocal cords

letter Zay in the phonetic alphabet is /z/.

The letter Zay has 3 different types of sound:

Zay with the harakat(الحركات):

The letter Zay with fathaزَ”فتحة” :

The letter “Zay’” in this case sounds like the letter “Z” in the word “Zambia”.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
زَرافة	Giraffe	Zarafa
زَوجة	Wife	Zawja
زَهرة	Flower	Zahra

The lettre Zay with damma زُ”ضمة”:

The letter “Zay” in this case sounds like the letter “Z” in the word “Zoom”.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
زُبدة	Butter	Zubda
زُمرد	Emerald	Zumorod
زُجاج	Glass	Zujaj

The lettre Zay with kasra زِ”كسرة “:

The letter “Zay” in this case sounds like the letter “Z” in the word “Zero”.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
زِراعة	Farming	Ziraea
زِر	Button	Zir
زِحام	Crowded	Zihaam

The lettre Zay with sukoon زْ”سكون”:

The letter “Zay” in this case sounds like the two letters “zz” in the word “Fuzz”.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
مزْمار	Flute	Mizmaar
مزْبلة	Dustbin	Mizbala
مزْلاج	Latch	Mizlaaj

We have finished the letter Zay and got acquainted with its forms and how to pronounce it, and we saw many examples of it, our lesson for today is over, and it is a simple and easy to understand the lesson, all you need is to repeat the information to facilitate memorization.

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