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zaa

zaa

See also: za'a and zää

English

Noun

zaa (plural zaas)

  1. The letter ظ in the Arabic script.
    • 2006, Coleman South, ‎Leslie Jermyn, Syria (page 95)
      Z (zaa): a loose-tongued z; same as above.
    • 2013, Jane Wightwick, ‎Mahmoud Gaafar, Colloquial Arabic of Egypt
      the letter Zaa, formally an emphatic 'z', but often pronounced as an emphatic 'd' in Egyptian Arabic

Translations


Swahili

Noun

zaa (n class, plural zaa)

  1. birth (process of childbearing)


This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at birth. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see zaa in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009