Contionary:ض

Syrian

Etymology

From Classical Incene ـثؤ‎ (-ṯo’), ـدؤ‎‎ (-ḏo’), from Proto-Cuyic *-dós. Cognate with Anatolian -զ (-z), Oypatha -ᠴᠠ (-θá), Latin -tus, and Greek -τός (-tós).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /-(a)dˤ/ (standard)
• IPA: [-(ɑ)dˤ] (northern)
• IPA: [-(ɑ)dˤ] (southern)

Suffix

ـض (-aḍ)

1. forms adjectives from nouns with the meaning "having the quality of", "similar to"

   گرگل (girgil, "noise") → گرگلض (girgilaḍ, "noisy")

   حصن (ḵiṣin, "fortress") → حصنض (ḵiṣnaḍ, "fortified")

   ڢيض (ṗayḍ, "brother") → ڢيرض (ṗayraḍ, "brotherly")

Related terms

• ـد (-d)