د

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

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

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
د	ـد	ـد	د

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]

Acehnese

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [dai̯]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [d]

Letter

د (dai)

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

See also

• Arabic script letters: حرف (haraih, harah) (script appendix): 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]

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 (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, called دَال (dāl) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

Symbol

د / ‍د • (dāl)

1. The fourth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ج (j) and followed by ه (h).

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search for entries beginning with د

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, [d]

Letter

د (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, [d]

Letter

د (transliteration needed)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t/, [t~d], [tɕ]

Letter

د

1. The eleventh letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad, written in the Arabic script.

Usage notes

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

• From Arabic د (d). The letter's name comes from Ottoman Turkish دال (dal) or a Learned borrowing from Arabic دَال (dāl)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (d)

1. The eighth letter of the Egyptian Arabic alphabet, called دال and written in the Arabic script.

See also

• Arabic script letters: حروف (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/
• (before a word starting with a vowel) IPA^(key): /d‿/

Particle

د (di-)

1. (vulgar, derogatory)Intensifier, used to prefix imperative verbs to denote an emphatic meaning.

   دِروح. ― dirūḥ. ― Just go!

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (d)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ and followed by ڈ.

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	د
Cyrillic	Д, д
Latin	D, d

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (d) (Cyrillic equivalent Д or д)

1. The eighth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح (x) and followed by ر (r).

See also

• Arabic script letters: әріптер (äripter) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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 ^[edit]

Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د (dāl)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Khowar alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ځ and followed by ڈ.

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (de) (Cyrillic equivalent Д or д)

1. The fifth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• Arabic script letters: тамгалар (tamgalar) (script appendix): 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, ﺀ, ﺋ, ﻲ, ﻯ, ء, ۋ, ﻻ ^[edit]

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 (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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

Old Ruthenian

Letter

د • (d) (Middle Belarusian Arabica)

1. A letter of the Old Ruthenian alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, د, ࢮ, ر, ز, ژ, ش, ࢯ, ص, ض, ط, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي (خ, ذ, ڛ, س, ظ, ع, ء) ^[edit]

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic and Persian د (dâl).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د / د- / ـد- / ـد • (dal)

1. The tenth letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, called دال (dal) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ and followed by ذ.

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, و, ه, ی, ء ^[edit]

Pashto

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dɑl/, [d̪ɑl]
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/, [d̪]

Letter

د • (dāl)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ and followed by 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): /də/, [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 Persian alphabet, called دال and written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ and followed by ذ.

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 the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ (xe) and followed by ڈ (ḍāl).

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (dāl) (Devanagari equivalent द, Khudabadi equivalent 𑋏)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ (x) and followed by ڌ (dh).

See also

• Arabic script letters: اَکَرَ (akhara) (script appendix): 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, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي ^[edit]

Urdu

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (dāl) (Devanagari equivalent द)

1. The eleventh letter of the Urdu alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ and followed by ڈ.

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (de)

1. The ninth letter of the Uyghur alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ (x) and followed by ر (r).

Yoruba

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د (transliteration needed) (Latin equivalent d)

1. The third letter of the Yoruba alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ب and followed by عِ.