د

العربية

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د

/daːl/ letter, name
/d/ phoneme

Where it 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.

letter د / د · dāl

letter 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).

symbol د / د · dāl

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).
abbreviation abbreviation of دَقِيقَة (daqīqa, “minute”), m
abbreviation abbreviation of دُكْتُور (duktūr, “doctor”), Dr

In English

Dr Doctor
dalet Semitic letter

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"د." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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د. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF

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"د." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {د},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}