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.
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How to say Daal
دَال
Daal
Tap the tip of your tongue just behind your top teeth: d, as in 'dog'. Keep it light.
Also written Dal.
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).
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.
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Words that start with Daal
دُبّ
dubb
bear
دَجَاجَة
dajajah
hen
دَرَّاجَة
darrajah
bicycle
Du'a — Talking to Allah and asking Him
دُعَاء
Look-alike letters
ذ is د with one dot on top.
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