zaa

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noun

The letter ظ in the Arabic script.

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Meanings

nounzaa (plural zaas)

plural zaas

  1. The letter ظ in the Arabic script.

    Z (zaa): a loose-tongued z; same as above.

    2006, Coleman South, Leslie Jermyn, Syria, page 95
    1 more example

    the letter Zaa, formally an emphatic 'z', but often pronounced as an emphatic 'd' in Egyptian Arabic

    2013, Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar, Colloquial Arabic of Egypt

Translations

Spanish za
  • zaletter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aza
Cite this entry
APA

zaa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaa

MLA

“zaa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zaa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaa.

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