الظاء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the Arabic letter 'ظ' (ẓāʼ), its pronunciation, and its use as a letter. It also includes derived words related to writing, old women, and the sound of a goat.

Derived headwords

ظاءnoun

1.
The letter 'ẓāʼ'both
The Arabic letter 'ظ' (ẓāʼ), described as an emphatic, raised, and guttural sound originating from the roots of the teeth, near the articulation of 'ذ' (dhāl). It can be elongated or shortened, and its name can be masculine or feminine.

ظويتverb

1.
to writeclassical
To write something, specifically referring to the letter 'ظ' (ẓāʼ) with a good and proper form.

وظويت ظاء حسنة وحسنا: كتبتها — And I wrote a good 'ẓāʼ' and well: I wrote it.

اظواءnoun

1.
Plural of 'ظاء'classical
The plural form of 'ظاء', referring to multiple instances or writings of the letter 'ظ' (ẓāʼ).

ظاآتnoun

1.
Plural of 'ظاء'classical
Another plural form of 'ظاء', referring to multiple instances or writings of the letter 'ظ' (ẓāʼ).

الظاءnoun

1.
Old, stooped womanclassical
An old woman who is bent over, with her breasts hanging down. This definition is attributed to Al-Khalil.

الظاءnoun

1.
Bleating of a ramclassical
The sound or bleating of a male goat (ram). This definition is attributed to Ibn Biri.

Parallel reading

هو حرف مطبق مستعل

It is an emphatic, raised letter.

لثوي مخرجه من أصول الأسنان جوار مخرج الذال يمد ويقصر ويذكر ويؤنث

Its articulation is from the roots of the teeth, near the articulation of the 'dhāl', and it can be elongated or shortened, and its name can be masculine or feminine.

وظويت ظاء حسنة وحسنا: كتبتها

And I wrote a good 'ẓāʼ' and well: I wrote it.

والجمع اظواء وظاآت

And the plural is 'aẓwāʼ' and 'ẓāʼāt'.

والظاء: العجوز المنثنية ثديها عن الخليل

And 'al-ẓāʼ': the old woman whose breasts hang down, according to Al-Khalil.

وقال ابن بري: الظاء صوت التيس ونبيبه

And Ibn Biri said: 'al-ẓāʼ' is the sound of the ram and its bleating.