Źim
| Źim | |
|---|---|
| ځ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Arabic script |
| Type | Abjad |
| Language of origin | Pashto |
| Sound values | Pashto: [d͡z] / [z] |
| In Unicode | U+0681 ځ ARABIC LETTER HAH WITH HAMZA ABOVE [1] |
| Other | |
| Writing direction | Right-to-left |
Dzim, Źim, Dze, or Źe (ځ) is a Pashto letter representing the sibilant affricative (IPA: /dz/) sound. In size and shape, it is a ḥāʾ with a hamza above.[2]: 17–18 It is written in several ways depending on its position in the word:
| Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyph form: (Help) |
ځ | ـځ | ـځـ | ځـ |
References
- ^ "Unicode Utilities: Character Properties". util.unicode.org. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ David, Anne Boyle (2014). Descriptive grammar of Pashto and its dialects. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9781614512318. ISBN 9781614512318.