ض

Meaning

Character

The fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ط (ṭ).

Symbol

The twenty-sixth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ذ (ḏ) and followed by ظ (ẓ).

Concepts

Ḍād

Translations

Ḍād

Dad

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Ḍād

Ḍād

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dˤaːd/

Etymology

Derived from ص (ṣ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /dˤ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢙 (ṣ).