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ز

Zayn زاي

z as in 'zoo' · orphan letter: never joins the letter after it

✍️ Same as Ra + 1 dot ABOVE

زَايِد zaa-yid = Zayed (name) · say ZAA-yid

Position in a word

زIsolated
زInitial (same as isolated)
ـزMedial (same as final)
ـزFinal

Short vowels

زَa · za
زِi / e · zi / ze
زُu · zu

Long vowels

زَاaa · zaa
زِيee · zee
زُوuu · zuu

Other marks

زْSukun · z
زّShadda · zz
زًan · zan
زٍin · zin
زٌun · zun

In a word

زَايِد