ص

See also: ض and ࢯ

ص U+0635, ص ARABIC LETTER SAD ← ش [U+0634] Arabic ض → [U+0636]

ﺹ U+FEB9, ﺹ ARABIC LETTER SAD ISOLATED FORM ← ﺸ [U+FEB8] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺺ → [U+FEBA]

ﺺ U+FEBA, ﺺ ARABIC LETTER SAD FINAL FORM ← ﺹ [U+FEB9] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺻ → [U+FEBB]

ﺻ U+FEBB, ﺻ ARABIC LETTER SAD INITIAL FORM ← ﺺ [U+FEBA] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺼ → [U+FEBC]

ﺼ U+FEBC, ﺼ ARABIC LETTER SAD MEDIAL FORM ← ﺻ [U+FEBB] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺽ → [U+FEBD]

Translingual

Letter

ص

1. Arabic letter ṣād

Arabic

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sˤaːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /sˤ/

Letter

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص • (ṣād)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ش (š) and followed by ض (ḍ).
2. Y, unknown variable.
3. a.m., before noon (abbreviation of صباحا)

   See also: م (m)

Symbol

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص • (ṣād)

1. The eighteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ف (f) and followed by ق (q).

Proper noun

ص • (ṣād) f

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

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

ص (transliteration needed)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

ص (s)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

ص (s)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sɔːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (s)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش (ś)
• Next letter: ض (z)

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swad/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص (ṣu'ād)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ښ
• Next letter: ض

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [sɔt]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص

1. The fifteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swɑd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (swâd)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ښ
• Next letter: ض

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [swɑːd̪], [sɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [swɑːd̪], [sɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [swɑːd̪], [sɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [swɔːd̪̥], [sɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāḏ
Dari reading?	swād, sād
Iranian reading?	sâd
Tajik reading?	sod

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Letter

ص / ص‍ / ‍ص‍ / ‍ص • (sâd)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ش and followed by ض. Its name in Iranian Persian is صاد, in Dari its name is صواد.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਸ (sassā)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swaːt̪/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /sə/, /swə/

Letter

ص • (ṣwāt)

1. The twentieth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش (šīn)
• Next letter: ض (ẓwāt)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /swaːd/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (swad)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• (Letters of the Sindhi alphabet) ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي

• Previous letter: ش
• Next letter: ض

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʋɑːd̪/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ص • (svād)

1. The twentieth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ص	ـص	ـصـ	صـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش (ś)
• Next letter: ض (z)