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Zaa vs Maa - What's the difference?

zaa | maa |

As a noun zaa

is the letter ظ in the Arabic script.

As an interjection maa is

a bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.

As a verb maa is

to make such a sound.

zaa

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The letter 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
    ----

    maa

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • a bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make such a sound
  • * 2000 , Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes
    • Now the twins started to cry and Malachy clung to Mam, sobbing. The cows mooed, the sheep maaed ...

    Anagrams

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