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Letter 15 of 28

The letter ض

How ض is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.

Letter forms

A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
  • ضـStart of a word
  • ـضـMiddle of a word
  • ـضEnd, joined
  • ضEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.

ضَ

Short vowel

Short vowel

Long vowel

Tanween

Sukun

Words from the curriculum

Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.

At the start

  • ضَـحِـكَضَـ/ـحِـ/ـكَ
  • ضِرْسٌضِرْ/سٌ
  • ضُـحَـىضُـ/ــحَـى
  • ضَابِطٌضَا/بِـ/ـطٌ
  • ضِيـقٌضِيْـ/ـقٌ
  • ضُورَانضُو/رَا/نٌ

In the middle

  • بَيضَةٌبَيْـ/ـضَـ/ـةٌ
  • غَاضِبٌغَا/ضِـ/ـبٌ
  • خُضُـرٌخُـ/ـضُـ/ـرٌ
  • مِضْـرَبمِضْـ/ـرَ/بٌ
  • خُـضَارٌخُـ/ـضَا/رٌ
  • رَضِيعرَ/ضِيـ/ـعٌ
  • وُضُوءوُ/ضُو/ءٌ

At the end

  • قَـبَضَقَـ/ـبَـ/ـضَ
  • يَخُوضُيَـ/ـخُـو/ضُ
  • أَبْيَـضْأَبْـ/ـيَـ/ـضْ
  • رِضَارِ/ضَا
  • رِيَاضِيرِ/يَا/ضِي
  • أَرْضًاأَرْ/ضًا
  • أَرْضٍأَرْ/ضٍ
  • أَرْضٌأَرْ/ضٌ

Write the letter ض