The Arabic letters - Class 11

11. zay Learn the Arabic letter Zay with word samples 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. Contents hide 1. The shapes of the lettre Zay “ز”: 2. Examples of words with Zay “ز” : 3. How to pronounce Zay “ز” : 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. And as we say we are always here for any inquiries, please ask us your questions and we will answer them personally, good luck. Since the letter Zay is similar to the letter Raa’, why don’t they have the same pronunciation? In fact, they are similar only in writing, as for other things, each letter is separate from the other. Is it correct to say the letter Zaa’? No, this is a common mistake. Saying the letter Zaa’ or Zayn is wrong. It is Zay. How to pronounce the word”زيتون” in Arabic? It is : Zaytuun