ص

See also: ض and ࢯ

ص U+0635, ص ARABIC LETTER SAD ← ش [U+0634] Arabic ض → [U+0636]

ﺹ U+FEB9, ﺹ ARABIC LETTER SAD ISOLATED FORM ← ﺸ [U+FEB8] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺺ → [U+FEBA]

ﺺ U+FEBA, ﺺ ARABIC LETTER SAD FINAL FORM ← ﺹ [U+FEB9] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺻ → [U+FEBB]

ﺻ U+FEBB, ﺻ ARABIC LETTER SAD INITIAL FORM ← ﺺ [U+FEBA] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺼ → [U+FEBC]

ﺼ U+FEBC, ﺼ ARABIC LETTER SAD MEDIAL FORM ← ﺻ [U+FEBB] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺽ → [U+FEBD]

Translingual

Letter

ص

1. Arabic letter ṣād

Arabic

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢙 (ṣ, “ṣade”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤑 (ṣ, “ṣade”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓇑?). See also ܨ (ṣ, “ṣade”), צ (ts, “tsadi”), Cyrillic Ц.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sˤaːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /sˤ/

Letter

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص • (ṣād)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ش (š) and followed by ض (ḍ).
2. Y, unknown variable.
3. a.m., before noon (abbreviation of صباحا)

   See also: م (m)

Symbol

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص • (ṣād)

1. The eighteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ف (f) and followed by ق (q).

Proper noun

ص • (ṣād) f

1. The 38th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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): /s/, [s]

Letter

ص (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

ص (s)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

ص (s)

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

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sɔːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (s)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش (ś)
• Next letter: ض (z)

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swad/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص (ṣu'ād)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ښ
• Next letter: ض

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [sɔt]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص

1. The fifteenth 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,‎ گ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ہ,‎ ھ,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ی,‎ ے,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swɑd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (swâd)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ښ
• Next letter: ض

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [swɑːd̪], [sɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [swɑːd̪], [sɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [swɑːd̪], [sɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [swɔːd̪̥], [sɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāḏ
Dari reading?	swād, sād
Iranian reading?	sâd
Tajik reading?	sod

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Letter

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص • (sâd)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ش and followed by ض. Its name in Iranian Persian is صاد, in Dari its name is صواد.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਸ (sassā)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swaːt̪/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /sə/, /swə/

Letter

ص • (ṣwāt)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش (šīn)
• Next letter: ض (ẓwāt)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swaːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (swad)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش
• Next letter: ض

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʋɑːd̪/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (svād)

1. The twentieth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش (ś)
• Next letter: ض (z)