ض

See also: ص

Character	ض U+0636, ض
Name	ARABIC LETTER DAD
Block	Arabic
← ص [U+0635] [U+0637] ط →

Translingual

Letter

ض

1. Arabic letter ḍād

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Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dˤaːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /dˤ/

Letter

ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض • ‎(ḍād)

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

Symbol

ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض • ‎(ḍād)

1. 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).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا ‎(ā), ب ‎(b), ت ‎(t), ث ‎(ṯ), ج ‎(j), ح ‎(ḥ), خ ‎(ḵ), د ‎(d), ذ ‎(ḏ), ر ‎(r), ز ‎(z), س ‎(s), ش ‎(š), ص ‎(ṣ), ض ‎(ḍ), ط ‎(ṭ), ظ ‎(ẓ), ع ‎(ʿ), غ ‎(ḡ), ف ‎(f), ق ‎(q), ك ‎(k), ل ‎(l), م ‎(m), ن ‎(n), ه ‎(h), و ‎(w), ي ‎(y)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ض

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zwad/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ض ‎(z̤u'ād)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

See also

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط

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Malay

Wikipedia ^ms

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض

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

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ 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]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dwɑd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

ض • ‎(dwâd)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

See also

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط

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Persian

Pronunciation

• audio

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Letter

ﺽ / ﺿ‍ / ﻀ / ‍ﺾ • ‎(zâd)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ص and followed by ط. Its name is ضاد.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ض ‎(zwad)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

See also

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط

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Urdu

Alternative forms

• ज़ ‎(za)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ض • ‎(ẓwād)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

See also

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط