د U+062F, د
ARABIC LETTER DAL
خ
[U+062E]
Arabic ذ
[U+0630]
U+FEA9, ﺩ
ARABIC LETTER DAL ISOLATED FORM

[U+FEA8]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEAA]
U+FEAA, ﺪ
ARABIC LETTER DAL FINAL FORM

[U+FEA9]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEAB]

Arabic

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Etymology

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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.

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Letter

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د / ‍د (dāl)

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

Symbol

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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).

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Balti

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د (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

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د (transliteration needed)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet

Chinese

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Pronunciation

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د

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

Usage notes

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

Iraqi Arabic

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Etymology

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From قاعد (gāʕid).

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Particle

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د (da-)

  1. Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present continuous tense.
    ديحچي.
    dayiḥči.
    He is speaking.

Kashmiri

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د (d)

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

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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

Kazakh

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

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د (d)

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

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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Khowar

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Pronunciation

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د (dāl)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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  • Previous letter: ځ
  • Next letter: ڈ

Kyrgyz

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د (de)

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

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

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د / ‍د

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

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Preposition

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د

  1. Jawi spelling of dibefore consonant-initial words.
    دسوڠاي (di sungai)at a river

Pashto

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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د (dâl)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد
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  • Previous letter: خ
  • Next letter: ډ

Etymology 2

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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

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Preposition

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د ()

  1. of

References

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

Persian

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Letter

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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

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

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د (dāl)

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

Forms

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

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

Sindhi

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د (dal)

  1. The ninteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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  • Previous letter: خ
  • Next letter: ڌ

Urdu

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د (dāl)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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

Uyghur

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د (de)

  1. The ninth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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

Yoruba

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د (d)

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

Forms

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Isolated form Final form
د ـد

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  • Previous letter: ب
  • Next letter: عِ