ܙ

ܙ U+0719, ܙ
SYRIAC LETTER ZAIN
← ܘ
[U+0718] 		Syriac ܚ →
[U+071A]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤆‎ (z, “zayin”). Compare Arabic ﺯ‎ (z) and Hebrew ז‎ (z).

Pronunciation
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [zajn]
  • (sound) IPA(key): [z]

Letter

ܙ • (transliteration needed)

  1. zayn, seventh letter of the Syriac alphabet

Coordinate terms
  • Previous: ܘ‎
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See also
  • ܙܝܢ‎

Numeral

ܙ • (transliteration needed)

  1. number seven (7)

References
  • “z”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 83a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 109a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 361a
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