ݖ

ݖ U+0756, ݖ ARABIC LETTER BEH WITH SMALL V ← ݕ [U+0755] Arabic Supplement ݗ → [U+0757]

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ݖ	ـݖ	ـݖـ	ݖـ

Northern Luri

Etymology

The letter ݖ (əə) represents a long mid-central vowel that phonologically corresponds to two consecutive fatḥa vowels. It is a distinct phoneme present in all three varieties of Luri (Northern, Southern, and Bakhtiari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əː/ (long mid-central vowel)

Letter

ݖ (əə)

1. The letter ݖ in the Northern Luri alphabet, representing the sound IPA^(key): /əː/.

Usage notes

In Northern Luri, the letter ݖ (əə) functions as a long vowel with a quality similar to the vowel in English "bird" (in some accents) but longer. It is written with a special diacritic that indicates the lengthening of the fatḥa vowel.

See also

• ݖڔٮه (əəṛə) – saw (tool for cutting wood)
• بݖروم (bəərom) – Bahram (Iranian given name)
• تݖل (təəl) – bitter
• مݖه (məə) – moon
• شݖر (ṣəər) – city

Wolof

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ce/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /c/

Letter

ݖ (c)

1. The seventh letter of the Wolof alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ت and followed by ث.