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ص.

ṣād

The fourteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ش (š) and followed by ض (ḍ).

1 characterالعربية language

Meaning & usage

characterṣād/sˤaːd/letter, name/sˤ/phoneme
  1. The fourteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ش (š) and followed by ض (ḍ).

    letter
  2. Y, unknown variable.

    letter
  3. a.m., before noon (abbreviation of صباحًا)

    letter
Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢙 (ṣ, “ṣade”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤑 (ṣ, “ṣade”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓇑?). See also ܨ (ṣ, “ṣade”), צ (ts, “tsadi”), Cyrillic Ц.

symbolṣād/sˤaːd/letter, name/sˤ/phoneme
  1. The eighteenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف (f) and followed by ق (q).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢙 (ṣ, “ṣade”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤑 (ṣ, “ṣade”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓇑?). See also ܨ (ṣ, “ṣade”), צ (ts, “tsadi”), Cyrillic Ц.

nameṣād/sˤaːd/letter, name/sˤ/phoneme
  1. The 38th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢙 (ṣ, “ṣade”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤑 (ṣ, “ṣade”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓇑?). See also ܨ (ṣ, “ṣade”), צ (ts, “tsadi”), Cyrillic Ц.

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