ذ
The Arabic letter ذ (dhāl): sound, forms and words
ذ, called dhāl, is letter 9 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: th as in this. It never joins the letter after it, so a word always breaks after ذ.
How ذ is written
- ذAlone
- ذStart
- ذMiddle
- ذEnd
Arabic words that begin with ذ
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
Questions about ذ
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ذ?
- ذ (dhāl) sounds like this: th as in this.
- Does ذ join the next letter?
- No. ذ 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 ذ in the Arabic alphabet?
- ذ is letter 9 of 28, after د (dāl) and before ر (rāʾ).