Arabic words that start with Zay (ز)
Picture words beginning with Zay: زرافة (giraffe), زهرة (flower), زيتون (olives), زبدة (butter), زورق (small boat), زجاجة (bottle). Free printable tracing PDF.
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- 🦒 زرافة: giraffe
- 🌸 زهرة: flower
- 🫒 زيتون: olives
- 🧈 زبدة: butter
- 🛶 زورق: small boat
- زجاجة: bottle
- زر: button
- زبيب: raisins
How to use it
- Print on A4 (US Letter works too with "fit to page").
- Say the letter or word aloud together.
- Start at the orange dot and follow the arrow along the single dotted line, with a finger first, then a pencil. Arrows guide the first two tries, then fade away.
- Celebrate every finished row and colour the stars at the top.
About the letter: ز
- Zay (ز) sounds like 'z' as in 'zoo'; it has one dot above.
- It never joins the letter after it, so it has only two forms: ز ـز.
- It looks like Raa (ر); the dots tell them apart.
- Also spelled: Zay, Zain, Zaay.
Picture words
🦒زَرَافَةgiraffe🌸زَهْرَةflower🫒زَيْتُونolives🧈زُبْدَةbutter🛶زَوْرَقsmall boat🔤زُجَاجَةbottle🔤زِرّbutton🔤زَبِيبraisins🔤زَيْتoil🔤زَعْتَرthyme (za'atar)🫚زَنْجَبِيلginger🛷زَلَّاجَةsled
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Letter forms
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End ـز
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Long vowels
Words that start with it
Words that start with itQuestions parents ask
Are these worksheets free?
Yes. Every PDF on huroofkids.com is free for home and classroom use, with no sign-up.
What age are they for?
Ages 3–7: preschool, kindergarten (KG1, KG2), reception and Year 1 / Grade 1.
How many forms does Zay have?
Only two, because it never joins the next letter: ز ـز.
How can my child tell ز from ر?
By the dots: ز has one dot above; ر has no dots.