ڔ
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| Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
|---|---|---|---|
| ڔ | ـڔ | ـڔ | ڔ |
Malayalam
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]ڔ • (ṛa) (no case, Malayalam equivalent ര)
- The forty-second letter of the Malayalam alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ر and followed by ل.
Northern Luri
[edit]Letter
[edit]ڔ (ṛ)
- The letter ڔ in the Northern Luri alphabet, representing the sound IPA(key): /rː/ or IPA(key): /ɾː/.
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The letter ڔ (ṛ) represents a geminate (long) alveolar trill, equivalent to the Kurdish rr. It is a distinct phoneme present in all three varieties of Luri (Northern, Southern, and Bakhtiari). In Persian, this sound survives in words such as اره ("saw") and درّه ("valley"), though it is not consistently distinguished in standard Persian orthography.
Usage notes
[edit]In Northern Luri, the letter ڔ (ṛ) represents a long or geminated r sound, pronounced with multiple vibrations of the tongue tip against the alveolar ridge. It is distinct from the short ر (r).
Examples
[edit]Word-initial:
Word-medial:
Word-final:
See also
[edit]- ر (r) – short r