د
The Arabic letter د (dāl): sound, forms and words
د, called dāl, is letter 8 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: d. It never joins the letter after it, so a word always breaks after د.
How د is written
- دAlone
- دStart
- دMiddle
- دEnd
Arabic words that begin with د
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- دَرْسdars · lesson A0
- دَقِيقَةdaqīqa · minute A0
- دَفْتَرdaftar · notebook A1
- دَخَلَdakhala · to enter A1
- دَرَسَdarasa · to study A1
- دُنْيَاdunyā · the world; this life A1
- دُخُولdukhūl · entering, entry A2
- دِرَاسَةdirāsa · study; studies A2
- دَوْلَةdawla · state, country A2
- دِينdīn · religion; judgement, recompense A2
- دِيوَانdīwān · council; collection of poems B2
Questions about د
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter د?
- د (dāl) sounds like this: d.
- Does د join the next letter?
- No. د is one of the six letters that never join the letter after them (ا د ذ ر ز و), so the next letter starts a new shape.
- What number is د in the Arabic alphabet?
- د is letter 8 of 28, after خ (khāʾ) and before ذ (dhāl).