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Letter 17 of 28

The letter ظ

How ظ is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.

Letter forms

A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
  • ظـStart of a word
  • ـظـMiddle of a word
  • ـظEnd, joined
  • ظEnd, unjoined
  • ظاEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.

ظَ

Short vowel

Short vowel

Long vowel

Tanween

Sukun

Words from the curriculum

Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.

At the start

  • ظِـلظِـلْـ/ـلٌ
  • ظَـبْيظَـبْـ/ـيٌ
  • ظُـرُوفظُـ/ـرُو/فٌ
  • ظَافِـرٌظَا/فِـ/ـرٌ

In the middle

  • نَظِـرَةنـَ/ـظِـ/ـرَ/ةٌ
  • مِــظَـلَّةمِـ/ـظَــلْـ/ـلَـ/ـةٌ
  • نُـظُـمنُـ/ـظُـ/ـمٌ
  • مُظْـلِممُظْـ/ـلِـ/ـمٌ
  • مَظَاهِرٌمَـ/ـظَا/هِـ/ـرٌ
  • نَظِيـفنـَ/ـظِيـْ/ـفٌ
  • مَنْـظُورمَنْـ/ـظُو/رٌ

At the end

  • حَـفِـظَحَـ/ـفِـ/ـظَ
  • يَحْفَـظُيَحْـ/ـفَـ/ـظُ
  • اِحْـفَــظْاِحْـ/ـفَـظْ
  • حَافِظًاحَا/فِـ/ـظًا
  • حَافِظٍحَا/فِـ/ـظٍ
  • حَافِظٌحَا/فِـ/ـظٌـ

Write the letter ظ