ص

العربية

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ص

/sˤaːd/ letter, name
/sˤ/ phoneme

Where it 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.

letter ṣād

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

symbol ṣād

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).
y, an unknown variable.
abbreviation abbreviation of صباحًا, a.m., before noon
abbreviation abbreviation of صَفْحَة (ṣafḥa, “page”), p.

proper noun ṣād

feminine The 38th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

In English

a.m. before noon
tsade Semitic letter
p. page

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ص},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}