Arabic alphabet · letter 8 of 28

Arabic letter Daal (د)

Daal (د) is the 8th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It sounds like d as in dog. It has no dots and joins only the letter before it, never the one after.

8th of 28No dotsJoins on one sideAges 3–7

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Sound

How to say Daal

Its name in Arabic

دَال

Daal

Tap the tip of your tongue just behind your top teeth: d, as in 'dog'. Keep it light.

Also written Dal.

Letter shapes

Daal in its four shapes

د is one of the six letters that never join the letter after them, so it really only has two looks: plain (alone or at the start) and joined from the right (middle or end).

Short vowels

da, di, du: Daal with harakat

Add a little vowel mark and د becomes a sound you can say. Fatha on top says a, kasra underneath says i, and damma on top says u. Tap each one.

Coral = fatha (a), blue = kasra (i), green = damma (u). How harakat work →

Picture words

Words that start with Daal

  • دُبّ

    dubb

    bear

  • دَجَاجَة

    dajajah

    hen

  • دَرَّاجَة

    darrajah

    bicycle

A word from our deen

Du'a — Talking to Allah and asking Him

دُعَاء

Spot the difference

Look-alike letters

دDaal
ذDhaal

ذ is د with one dot on top.

Practise

Practise Daal (د)