The spelling of the word "Zahna" is not intuitive in English, as it contains an unusual combination of consonants. However, the IPA phonetic transcription helps to clarify the pronunciation: /ˈzaːna/. The first sound is the voiced alveolar fricative "z", followed by the long vowel "ah". The final two sounds are the voiceless dental fricative "th" and the "n" sound. Despite its unusual spelling, "Zahna" is pronounced as it is written in German, as it comes from the German town of Zahna-Elster.