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.[2]: 17–18  It is written in several ways depending on its position in the word:

Źim
ځ
Usage
Writing systemArabic script
TypeAbjad
Language of originPashto
Sound valuesPashto: [d͡z] / [z]
In UnicodeU+0681 ځ ARABIC LETTER HAH WITH HAMZA ABOVE [1]
History
Development
  • ځ
Other
Writing directionRight-to-left
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
Position in word Isolated Final Medial Initial
Glyph form:
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ځ ـځ ـځـ ځـ

References

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  1. ^ "Unicode Utilities: Character Properties". util.unicode.org. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ David, Anne Boyle (2014). Descriptive grammar of Pashto and its dialects. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9781614512318. ISBN 9781614512318.