The Arabic letter Ẓaa ظ
Ẓaa (ظاء) is the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is pronounced ẓ.
ظ
How to say it
A heavy “dh”: the “th” of “this”, said deep and full.
Its four shapes
ظAlone
ظـStart
ـظـMiddle
ـظEnd
Ẓaa joins to the letter after it, so it has four shapes. The line (ـ) shows where it connects to the letters around it.
Practise writing
Trace over the grey letter with your finger or mouse. Arabic is written from right to left.