Translingual [ edit ] ض
Arabic letter ḍād Etymology [ edit ] The original pronunciation of the letter was a pharyngealised lateral fricative /ɮˤ/ . Early on, this sound was merged with ظ ( ẓ ) /ðˤ/ , a merger that is reflected in all colloquial dialects. In dialects with stopping of dental fricatives, both were then shifted further to /dˤ/ . When the ability to produce the sound /ɮˤ/ waned some time after its loss from actual speech, the Quran readers reassigned the stop /dˤ/ to ض ( ḍ ) in order to maintain its distinction from ظ ( ẓ ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /dˤaːd/ ( phoneme ) :
IPA (key ) : /dˤ/ ( contemporary standard ) IPA (key ) : /ðˤ/ ( commonly in Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula ) IPA (key ) : /ɮˤ/ ( classical Arabic; obsolete ) ض / ض / ض / ض • (ḍād )
The fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ص ( ṣ ) and followed by ط ( ṭ ) . Derived terms [ edit ] ض / ض / ض / ض • (ḍād )
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 [ edit ] (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 ( ʕ ) , 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 for entries beginning with ض Pronunciation [ edit ] ض (transliteration needed
The twenty-eighth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script Burushaski [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ض (z )
The twenty-eighth letter of the Burushaski alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script Chinese [ edit ] ض
The twentieth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad Usage notes [ edit ] Kashmiri [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ض • (z )
The twenty-sixth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
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ض
ـض
ـضـ
ضـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ص ( s )
Next letter: ط ( t ) Pronunciation [ edit ] ض (z̤u'ād )
The twenty-eighth letter of the Khowar abjad.
Isolated form
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ض
ـض
ـضـ
ضـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ص
Next letter: ط Pronunciation [ edit ] ( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) : [dɔt] ( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) : [d] ( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) : [t̚] ض / ض / ض / ض
The sixteenth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Arabic script . See also [ edit ] (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 ل م ن و ۏ ه ء ي ى ڽ [edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ض • (dwâd )
The twenty-fifth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
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ض
ـض
ـضـ
ضـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ص
Next letter: ط Persian [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ض / ض / ض / ض • (zâd )
The eighteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by ص ط ضاد ( zâd ) , In Dari it may also go by the names ضوات ( zwât ) and ضواد ( zwâd, zwâd ) . Punjabi [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /zwaːt/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /zᵊ/ , /zwᵊ/ ض • (ẓwāt )
The twenty-first letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
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ض
ـض
ـضـ
ضـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ص ( ṣwāt )
Next letter: ط ( t̤ōē ) Pronunciation [ edit ] ض (zwad )
The thirty-second letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
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ض
ـض
ـضـ
ضـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ص
Next letter: ط Pronunciation [ edit ] ض • (zvād )
The twenty-first letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
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ض
ـض
ـضـ
ضـ
See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ص ( s )
Next letter: ط ( t ) 
