ض

ض U+0636, ض ARABIC LETTER DAD ← ص [U+0635] Arabic ط → [U+0637]

ﺽ U+FEBD, ﺽ ARABIC LETTER DAD ISOLATED FORM ← ﺼ [U+FEBC] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺾ → [U+FEBE]

ﺾ U+FEBE, ﺾ ARABIC LETTER DAD FINAL FORM ← ﺽ [U+FEBD] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺿ → [U+FEBF]

ﺿ U+FEBF, ﺿ ARABIC LETTER DAD INITIAL FORM ← ﺾ [U+FEBE] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻀ → [U+FEC0]

ﻀ U+FEC0, ﻀ ARABIC LETTER DAD MEDIAL FORM ← ﺿ [U+FEBF] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻁ → [U+FEC1]

ض

1. Arabic letter ḍād

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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).

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dˤaːd/
• (phoneme):
  • IPA^(key): /dˤ/ (contemporary standard)
  • IPA^(key): /ðˤ/ (commonly in Iraq and the Arabian Penninsula)
  • IPA^(key): /ɮˤ/ (classical Arabic; obsolete)

ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض • (ḍād)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ط (ṭ).

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ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض • (ḍād)

1. 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).

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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• (letter name): IPA^(key): /zwad/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

ض (z̤u'ād)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط

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• Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Phoneme, Syllable final" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): [t̚]

ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض

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

• (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]

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

ض • (dwâd)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط

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ض / ض‍ / ‍ض‍ / ‍ض • (zâd)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ص and followed by ط. Its name is ضاد.

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

ض • (zwad)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

• Previous letter: ص
• Next letter: ط

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• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zʋɑːd̪/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /z/

ض • (zvād)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Urdu abjad.

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ض	ـض	ـضـ	ضـ

• Previous letter: ص (s)
• Next letter: ط (t)