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Root entry · 10 derived lemmasThis root entry discusses the Arabic letter 'ṣād' (ص) as a phoneme and its characteristics within the Arabic alphabet. It touches upon its nature as a voiceless alveolar fricative, its role as an original or substituted letter, and its classification as one of the emphatic consonants that prevent fronting of vowels.
Derived headwords
- 1.the letter ṣādboth
The letter 'ṣād' (ص) is a letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 2.voiceless alveolar fricativeclassical
It is a voiceless, emphatic consonant, characterized as an alveolar fricative.
- 1.originallyboth
Referring to the original or fundamental form of a letter.
- 1.as a substituteboth
Indicating a letter that has replaced another letter in a word.
- 1.superfluousboth
Describing a letter that is not original and not a substitute, implying it is an addition.
- 1.emphaticclassical
One of the emphatic consonants in Arabic phonology, characterized by raising the back of the tongue.
- 1.fronting of vowelsclassical
The phonetic phenomenon of fronting or tilting vowels, particularly the 'alif', towards the 'i' sound.
- 1.its alifboth
Referring to the 'alif' (ا) within a word derived from this root.
- 1.transformedboth
Indicating that something has changed or transformed from its original state.
- 1.the letter wāwboth
The Arabic letter 'wāw' (و).
- 1.its 'aynboth
Referring to the 'ayn' (ع) letter in a word, specifically the second radical of the root.