Ẓ
Ẓ (minuscule: ẓ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from Z with the addition of a dot below the letter.[1]
| Z with dot below | |
|---|---|
| Ẓ ẓ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Sound values |
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| History | |
| Transliterations | ظ |
It is used in the transcription of Afroasiatic languages, specifically:
- as transcription of the Arabic letter Ẓāʾ
- in the Berber Latin alphabet to represent /zˤ/ (an emphatic z)
References
- ↑ "Unicode Character "Ẓ" (U+1E92)". Compart. Oak Brook, IL: Compart AG. 2021. Retrieved 2024-02-17.