ڊ

ڊ U+068A, ڊ ARABIC LETTER DAL WITH DOT BELOW ← ډ [U+0689] Arabic ڋ → [U+068B]

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ڊ	ـڊ	ـڊ	ڊ

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʈa/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʈ/

Letter

ڊ • (ṭa) (Malayalam equivalent ട)

1. A letter of the Malayalam alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Northern Luri

Letter

ڊ (ḍ)

1. The letter ڊ in the Northern Luri alphabet, representing the sound IPA^(key): /ɖ/ or IPA^(key): /d̪/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖ/ (voiced retroflex plosive) or IPA^(key): /d̪/ (voiced dental plosive)

Etymology

The letter ڊ (ḍ) represents a retroflex or dental plosive pronounced with the tip of the tongue near the alveolar ridge (gums) of the front teeth. It is a distinct phoneme that appears only in word-final position in all three varieties of Luri (Northern, Southern, and Bakhtiari).

Usage notes

In Luri, the letter ڊ (ḍ) is a retroflex consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue curled back slightly and positioned near the alveolar ridge. Unlike the standard د (d), which is pronounced with the blade of the tongue, ڊ (ḍ) is pronounced with only the tip of the tongue, giving it a lighter or more "superficial" quality. This sound occurs exclusively in word-final position.

Examples

• گووشڊ (gušḍ) – meat
• سوهڊ (sohḍ) – burnt

See also

• د (d) – standard d

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɖeː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɖ/

Letter

ڊ • (ḍe) (Devanagari equivalent ड, Khudabadi equivalent 𑋈)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ڏ (ḏ) and followed by ڍ (ḍh).

See also

• Arabic script letters: اَکَرَ (akhara) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي ^[edit]