د

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢅 (l, “dalet”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 (l, “dalet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿. See also Classical Syriac ܕ (l, “dalet”), Hebrew ד (l, “daleth”), Ancient Greek Δ (D), Latin D.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د / ‍د • (dāl)

1. The eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is دَال (dāl), and is preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

Symbol

د / ‍د • (dāl)

1. The fourth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ج (j) and followed by ه (h).

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search for entries beginning with د

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, [d]

Letter

د (transliteration needed)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, [d]

Letter

د (transliteration needed)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t/, [t~d], [tɕ]

Letter

د

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

Etymology

From قاعد (gāʕid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Particle

د (da-)

1. Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present continuous tense.

   ديحچي. ― dayiḥči. ― He is speaking.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (d)

1. The fifteenth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (d)

1. The eighth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Д.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د (dāl)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (de)

1. The fifth letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Д

Alternative forms

• (preposition): دأ (before vowel-initial words)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د / ‍د

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

Preposition

د

1. Jawi spelling of di.‎‎ before consonant-initial words.

   دسوڠاي (di sungai) ― at a river

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Proclitic form of تر (tar, “from”). Cognate with Ormuri تر (tar) (with the same functions) and Old Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬋 (tarō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás (“through”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-ó-s, from *terh₂- (“to cross over”) +‎ *-ós. False cognate of French de.

References

• Morgenstierne, Georg (2003): A New Etymological Dictionary of Pashto

Pronunciation

• Audio (Iran):

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Letter

د / ‍د • (dâl)

1. The tenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by خ and followed by ذ. Its name is دال.

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਦ (daddā)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (dāl)

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (dal)

1. The ninteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːl/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪/

Letter

د • (dāl)

1. The eleventh letter of the Urdu abjad.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د • (de)

1. The ninth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

د (d)

1. The third letter of the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.