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صود

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses the Arabic letter 'ṣād' (ص). It details its classification as an emphatic letter that prevents fronting (imālah) and explores the etymology of its vowel, suggesting it may be derived from either a 'wāw' or a 'yā'. The entry also notes that the letter 'ṣād' itself is feminine.

Derived headwords

صَادname
  1. 1.
    ṣādboth

    The Arabic letter 'ṣād' (ص).

تَصْوِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    writing ṣādclassical

    The act of writing the letter 'ṣād'.

Parallel reading

الصاد! تصويدا
The ṣād! Writing it.
أي (كتبها) أحد الحروف المستعلية التي تمنع الإمالة
Meaning (writing it) is one of the emphatic letters that prevent imālah.
وألفها منقلبة عن واو، لأن عينها ألف
And its alif is a conversion from a wāw, because its 'ayn' is an alif.
أنها منقلبة عن ياء
That it is a conversion from a yā.
حرف الصد مؤنث
The letter ṣād is feminine.