different between zaa vs zoa

English

Noun

zaa (plural zaas)

1. 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

Translations

Anagrams

• aza, aza-

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bíada.

Pronunciation

Verb

-zaa (infinitive kuzaa)

1. give birth, bear
2. beget

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zalia
  • Causative: -zalisha
  • Passive: -zawa, -zaliwa (“be born”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mzazi
  • uzazi
  • zao (“offspring; crops (in the plural)”)

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z??.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /zo?.?/

Noun

zoa

1. plural of zoon
2. plural of zoön

Anagrams

• AZO, azo, azo-

Portuguese

Verb

zoa

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of zoar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of zoar

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-zoa (infinitive kuzoa)

1. to gather up, sweep up, pick up

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zolea
  • Passive: -zolewa
  • Stative: -zoleka