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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis guide covers everything you need to know about Zay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The sound of \u0632, from your tongue tip to your vocal cords<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The two shapes of \u0632 on paper, and why it always stands apart from the next letter<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How \u0632 behaves with fat\u1e25a, \u1e0damma, kasra, suk\u016bn, long vowels and shadda<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Its makhraj, its six \u1e63if\u0101t and its role in ikhf\u0101\u02be and idgh\u0101m shams\u012b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Three word families, plus everyday words and sentences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
At the end, five short exercises show you how much has stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Question<\/strong><\/td> Answer<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Name<\/strong><\/td> \u0632\u064e\u0627\u064a (z\u0101y), in some regions \u0632\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646 (zayn)<\/td><\/tr> Sound<\/strong><\/td> [z], the s in German Hase, the z in English lazy<\/td><\/tr> Position in the alphabet<\/strong><\/td> 11th (hij\u0101\u02be\u012b order), right after \u0631<\/td><\/tr> Abjad value<\/strong><\/td> 7 (7th letter of \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062c\u064e\u062f \u0647\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0651\u0632)<\/td><\/tr> Transliteration<\/strong><\/td> Common: z \u00b7 DIN 31635: z \u00b7 ISO 233: z \u00b7 Arabizi: z (no digit)<\/td><\/tr> Point of articulation<\/strong><\/td> Tongue tip, close to the lower front teeth<\/td><\/tr> Sun or Moon letter<\/strong><\/td> Sun<\/td><\/tr> Heavy or light<\/strong><\/td> Light, in every position<\/td><\/tr> Dots<\/strong><\/td> 1, above<\/td><\/tr> Connection<\/strong><\/td> Joined from the right only<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \nTable of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div>