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د.

dāl

The eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called دَال (dāl) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

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Meaning & usage

characterdāl/daːl/letter, name/d/phoneme
  1. The eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called دَال (dāl) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by خ (ḵ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

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Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢅 (l, “dalet”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 (l, “dalet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿. See also Classical Syriac ܕ (l, “dalet”), Hebrew ד (l, “daleth”), Ancient Greek Δ (D), Latin D.

symboldāl/daːl/letter, name/d/phoneme
  1. The fourth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ج (j) and followed by ه (h).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢅 (l, “dalet”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 (l, “dalet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿. See also Classical Syriac ܕ (l, “dalet”), Hebrew ד (l, “daleth”), Ancient Greek Δ (D), Latin D.

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