Learn the Arabic letter Daal with word samples 2023
The letter Daal is one of the non-dotted solar letters. It is an easy letter for writing and pronunciation. It is found in several languages such as English, French … The letter Daal has several uses in the field of grammar in the Arabic language, and from it, it is an important letter, used, for example, in the names of professions such as a doctor, so that it suffices Just to write the isolated Daal. The letter Daal is one of the letters of the buildings in Arabic speech.
Let’s start explaining.
The shapes of the lettre Daal “د”:
| TERMINAL | MIDDLE | INITIAL | ISOLATED |
|---|---|---|---|
| ـد | ـد | د | د |
Examples of words with Daal “د”
These are some examples that show the change of the shape of the letter Daal by changing its position in the word.
The initial Daal “د” :
The letter Daal at the beginning of the word is like the isolated letter Daal because it is not connected from any side.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| دلو | Bucket | Dalw |
| دفتر | Notebook | Daftar |
| دولة | Nation | Dawla |
The middle Daal “د” :
The letter Daal is in the middle of the word, connected from the right side only.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| هدهد | Hoop | Hudhud |
| ضفدع | Frog | Dhifdae |
| مدة | Period | Muda |
The terminal Daal“د” :
The letter Daal is at the end of the word, connected from the right side only.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| عبد | Slave | Eabd |
| مهد | Cradle | Mahd |
| رعد | Thunder | Raed |
•Note :
The letter Daal at the end of the word can be separate from the rest of the letters in the word.
•Examples :
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| عناد | Intransigence | Einaad |
| بلاد | Countries | Bilaad |
| حداد | Smith | Hidaad |
How to pronounce Daal “د” :
The sound of the letter Daal is one of the thinned sounds in pronunciation, and it is a gingival sound, explosive and loud.
To pronounce the letter Daal in a proper manner, the tip of the tongue must meet the front of the gums and the air must be compressed when pronouncing it for a period of time, to emit a loud explosive sound similar to the sound of the letter Taa’ .letter Daal in the phonetic alphabet is /d/. The letter Daal has 3 different types of sound:
Daal with the harakat(الحركات):
The letter Daal with fathaدَ”فتحة” :
The letter “Daal” in this case sounds like the letter “D” in the word “Darling”.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| دَجاج | Chicken | Dajaj |
| دَم | Blood | Dam |
| دَبور | Wasp | Daboor |
The lettre Daal with damma دُ”ضمة”:
The letter “Daal” in this case sounds like the letter “D” in the word “During”.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| دُلفين | dolphin | Dulfin |
| دُمية | Doll | Dumya |
| دُب | Bear | Dob |
The lettre Daal with kasra دِ”كسرة “:
The letter “Daal” in this case sounds like the letter “D” in the word “Deep”.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| دٍماغ | Brain | Dimagh |
| دٍراسة | Study | Dirasa |
| ديك | Rooster | Deek |
The lettre Daal with sukoon دْ”سكون”:
The letter “Daal” in this case sounds like the letter “D” in the word “Drop”.
| Arabic | English | Pronunciation |
| صدْر | Chest | Ssadr |
| بدْر | Full moon | Badr |
| مدْح | To praise | Madh |
The lesson of the letter Daal is easy and fun, we have explored all its forms in the word, and we have seen the letter Daal with the harakat, and we have given many wonderful examples, we hope that you have understood the eighth lesson of the educational series: (Learn more about the Arabic alphabet with MSA Arabic). If you have any questions, please ask me and I will answer them personally. We will meet again in the letter thaal lesson.
What does the letter Daal look like in the middle of the word?
It is:ـد
I want a verb that starts with the letter Daal.
“دمّر”‘Dammara””Destroy”
How to pronounce the word “دسم” in Arabic?
it is :dosom
