ض
The Arabic letter ض (ḍād): sound, forms and words
ض, called ḍād, is letter 15 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: an emphatic d, the letter Arabic is named for. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How ض is written
- ضAlone
- ضStart
- ضMiddle
- ضEnd
Arabic words that begin with ض
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
Questions about ض
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ض?
- ض (ḍād) sounds like this: an emphatic d, the letter Arabic is named for.
- Does ض join the next letter?
- Yes. ض joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ض, ض, ض.
- What number is ض in the Arabic alphabet?
- ض is letter 15 of 28, after ص (ṣād) and before ط (ṭāʾ).