د

See also: ذ, ڈ, ࢮ, and Appendix:Variations of "d"

د U+062F, د ARABIC LETTER DAL ← خ [U+062E] Arabic ذ → [U+0630]

ﺩ U+FEA9, ﺩ ARABIC LETTER DAL ISOLATED FORM ← ﺨ [U+FEA8] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺪ → [U+FEAA]

ﺪ U+FEAA, ﺪ ARABIC LETTER DAL FINAL FORM ← ﺩ [U+FEA9] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺫ → [U+FEAB]

Arabic

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢅 (l, “dalet”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 (l, “dalet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿. See also Classical Syriac ܕ (l, “dalet”), Hebrew ד (l, “daleth”), Ancient Greek Δでるた (D), Latin D.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /daːl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د / ‍د • (dāl)

1. The eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is دَال (dāl), and is preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

Symbol

د / ‍د • (dāl)

1. The fourth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ج (j) and followed by ه (h).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, [d]

Letter

د (transliteration needed)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, [d]

Letter

د (transliteration needed)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t/, [t~d], [tɕ]

Letter

د

1. The eleventh letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Usage notes

• This letter is also used to represent a few syllables with the initial j-.

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

From قاعد (gāʕid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Particle

د (da-)

1. Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present continuous tense.

   ديحچي.

   dayiḥči.

   He is speaking.

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /daːl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د • (d)

1. The fifteenth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: خ (kh)
• Next letter: ڈ (ḍ)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	د
Cyrillic	Д, д
Latin	D, d
Yañalif	D, d

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dæl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د • (d)

1. The eighth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Д.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: ح
• Next letter: ر
• (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي.

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d̪al/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d̪/

Letter

د (dāl)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: ځ
• Next letter: ڈ

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /de/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د • (de)

1. The fifth letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Д

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ﻥ, ﺕ, ﺝ, ﭺ, ﺡ, ﻑ, ﻕ, ﻉ, ك, گ, ڭ, ﻝ, ﻡ, و, ۅ, ۉ, ﯗ, ﯞ, ﺱ, ﺵ, ﺩ, ﺭ, ﺯ, ﻩ, ﻯ, ﯗﺀ, ﻰﺋ, ﻲ, ﻯ, ء, يۋ, ﻻ,

Malay

Alternative forms

• (preposition): دأ (before vowel-initial words)

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [dal]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [d]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [t̚]

Letter

د / ‍د

1. The ninth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

Preposition

د

1. Jawi spelling of di‎ before consonant-initial words.

   دسوڠاي (di sungai) ― at a river

Pashto

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d̪ɑl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d̪/

Letter

د • (dâl)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: خ
• Next letter: ډ

Etymology 2

Proclitic form of تر (tar, “from”). Cognate with Ormuri تر (tar) (with the same functions) and Old Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬋 (tarō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás (“through”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-ó-s, from *terh₂- (“to cross over”) +‎ *-ós. False cognate of French de.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ə/

Preposition

د • (də)

1. of

References

• Morgenstierne, Georg (2003): A New Etymological Dictionary of Pashto

Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio (Iran):

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Letter

د / ‍د • (dâl)

1. The tenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by خ and followed by ذ. Its name is دال.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਦ (daddā)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d̪äːl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d̪/

Letter

د • (dāl)

1. The eleventh letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
د	ـد	ـدـ	دـ

See also

• Previous letter: خ (xe)
• Next letter: ڈ (ḍāl)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dal/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د • (dal)

1. The ninteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• (Letters of the Sindhi alphabet) ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ھ, ء, ي

• Previous letter: خ
• Next letter: ڌ

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːl/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪/

Letter

د • (dāl)

1. The eleventh letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: خ (x)
• Next letter: ڈ (ḍ)

Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /de/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د • (de)

1. The ninth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: خ (x)
• Next letter: ر (r)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /di/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

د (d)

1. The third letter of the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
د	ـد

See also

• Previous letter: ب
• Next letter: عِ