Dzim, Źim, Dze, or Źe (ځ) is a Pashto letter representing the sibilant affricative (IPA: /dz/) sound. In size and shape, it is a ḥāʾ with a hamza above.[1]: 17–18 It is written in several ways depending on its position in the word:
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: (Help) |
ځ | ـځ | ـځـ | ځـ |
References
- ^ David, Anne Boyle (2014). Descriptive grammar of Pashto and its dialects. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9781614512318. ISBN 9781614512318.
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