ذ

Etymology

Derived from د (d), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ð/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢅 (d).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ðaːl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ð/
• (Main dialectal variations): IPA^(key): /ð/, /d/, /z/

Letter

ذ / ‍ذ • (ḏāl)

1. The ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is ذَال (ḏāl), and is preceded by د (d) and followed by ر (r).

Symbol

ذ / ‍ذ • (ḏāl)

1. The twenty-fifth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ض (ḍ).

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 ذ

References

• Diem, Werner (1980) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, number 1, →DOI, page 74

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ذ (transliteration needed)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, [z]

Letter

ذ (z)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡s/, [t͡s], [d͡z]

Letter

ذ

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

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ðaːl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/, /ð/, /z/

Letter

ذ • (ḏāl)

1. The ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by د (dāl) and followed by ر (rāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ذ • (transliteration needed)

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ذ (zāl)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [zal]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [z]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

ذ / ‍ذ

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