ضاد

See also: صاد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ض د د (ḍ-d-d)

Alternative forms

• ضَادَدَ (ḍādada)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaːd.da/

Verb

ضَادَّ • (ḍādda) III (non-past يُضَادُّ (yuḍāddu), verbal noun مُضَادَّة (muḍādda))

1. to be contrary, to be opposed, to be contrasting, to be antagonistic, to be inverse, to differ
2. to act against, to antagonize, to contravene
3. to violate

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaːd/

Noun

ضَاد • (ḍād) f (plural ضَادَات (ḍādāt))

1. Name of the fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ض (ḍ))

Declension

Declension of noun ضَاد (ḍād)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَاد ḍād	الضَّاد aḍ-ḍād	ضَاد ḍād
Nominative	ضَادٌ ḍādun	الضَّادُ aḍ-ḍādu	ضَادُ ḍādu
Accusative	ضَادًا ḍādan	الضَّادَ aḍ-ḍāda	ضَادَ ḍāda
Genitive	ضَادٍ ḍādin	الضَّادِ aḍ-ḍādi	ضَادِ ḍādi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَادَيْن ḍādayn	الضَّادَيْن aḍ-ḍādayn	ضَادَيْ ḍāday
Nominative	ضَادَانِ ḍādāni	الضَّادَانِ aḍ-ḍādāni	ضَادَا ḍādā
Accusative	ضَادَيْنِ ḍādayni	الضَّادَيْنِ aḍ-ḍādayni	ضَادَيْ ḍāday
Genitive	ضَادَيْنِ ḍādayni	الضَّادَيْنِ aḍ-ḍādayni	ضَادَيْ ḍāday
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَادَات ḍādāt	الضَّادَات aḍ-ḍādāt	ضَادَات ḍādāt
Nominative	ضَادَاتٌ ḍādātun	الضَّادَاتُ aḍ-ḍādātu	ضَادَاتُ ḍādātu
Accusative	ضَادَاتٍ ḍādātin	الضَّادَاتِ aḍ-ḍādāti	ضَادَاتِ ḍādāti
Genitive	ضَادَاتٍ ḍādātin	الضَّادَاتِ aḍ-ḍādāti	ضَادَاتِ ḍādāti

See also

• لغة الضاد