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{{Indic glyph |letname = Da |previousletter = Tha |nextletter = Dha |devacp = 0926 |devaimg = Devanagari d.svg |bengcp = 09A6 |bengimg = Bengali Letter Da.svg |gurucp = 0A26 |gujrcp = 0AA6 |oryacp = 0B26 |telucp = 0C26 |kndacp = 0CA6 |mlymcp = 0D26 |sinhcp = 0DAF |thaicp = 0E14 |thai2cp = 0E0E |laoocp = 0E94 |tibtimg = Tibetan Da.svg |tibtcp = 0F51 |mymrcp = 1012 |khmrcp = 1791 |tglgcp = 1707 |hanocp = 1727 |buhdcp = 1747 |tagbcp = 1767 |bugicp = 1A09 |balicp = 1B24 |sundcp = 1B93 |batkcp = 1BD1 |limbcp = 190D |talucp = 19A1 |talu2cp = 19A4 |lanacp = 1A2F |lepccp = 1C0C |sylocp = A816 |phagcp = A84A |saurcp = A8A3 |kalicp = A918 |rjngcp = A934 |javacp = A9A2 |chamcp = AA15 |tavtcp = AA92 |tavt2cp = AA93 |mteicp = ABD7

|kharcp = 10A21 |kthicp = 110A0 |soracp = 110D4 |cakmcp = 11118 |mahjcp = 11165 |shrdcp = 111A2 |khojcp = 1121B |sindcp = 112CF |tirhcp = 114A0 |modicp = 1161F |takrcp = 1169B

|grancp = 11326
|brahcp = 11024 |kushanaimg = Gupta ashoka d.svg |guptaimg = Gupta allahabad d.svg| ashokaimg = Brahmi d.svg
|tochimg = Tocharian letter da.gif |brahletname = Brahmi 'D'
|siddcp = 1159F |siddimg = Siddham d.svg |siddletname = Siddhaṃ 'Da'
|ipa = d |iast = d |iscii = C4


|multcp = 11298 |newacp = 11421 |ahomcp = 11713 |dogrcp = 1181B |diakcp = 1191D |nandcp = 119BF |zanbcp = 11A1B |soyocp = 11A6D |pauccp = 11AC4 |bhkscp = 11C1F |marccp = 11C7C |marcalt = 11C9C |gonmcp = 11D1D |gongcp = 11D78 |makacp = 11EE7


}}

'''Da''' is a consonant of Indic abugidas. In modern Indic scripts, Da is derived from the early "[[Ashoka]]" Brahmi letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|ng]] after having gone through the [[Gupta script|Gupta]] letter [[File:Gupta allahabad d.svg|13px]].

==Āryabhaṭa numeration==

{{further|Āryabhaṭa numeration}}

[[Aryabhata]] used Devanagari letters for numbers, very similar to the [[Greek numerals]], even after the invention of [[Indian numerals]]. The values of the different forms of द are:<ref name="Ifrah">{{cite book|last=Ifrah|first=Georges|title=The Universal History of Numbers. From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer|year=2000|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=New York|isbn=0-471-39340-1|pages=447–450}}</ref>
*द {{IPA-hi|də|}} = 18 (१८)
*दि {{IPA-hi|dɪ|}} = 1,800 (१ ८००)
*दु {{IPA-hi|dʊ|}} = 180,000 (१ ८० ०००)
*दृ {{IPA-hi|dri|}} = 18,000,000 (१ ८० ०० ०००)
*दॢ {{IPA-hi|dlə|}} = 18{{e|8}} (१८×१०८)
*दे {{IPA-hi|de|}} = 18{{e|10}} (१८×१०१०)
*दै {{IPA-hi|dɛː|}} = 18{{e|12}} (१८×१०१२)
*दो {{IPA-hi|doː|}} = 18{{e|14}} (१८×१०१४)
*दौ {{IPA-hi|dɔː|}} = 18{{e|16}} (१८×१०१६)

==Historic Da==
There are three different general early historic scripts - [[Brahmi script|Brahmi]] and its variants, [[Kharosthi|Kharoṣṭhī]], and [[Tocharian alphabet|Tocharian]], the so-called ''slanting Brahmi''. Da as found in standard [[Brahmi]], [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|Da]] was a simple geometric shape, with variations toward more flowing forms by the Gupta [[Image:Gupta allahabad d.svg|13px|Da]]. The Tocharian Da [[Image:Tocharian letter da.gif|18px|Da]] did not have an alterante [[Tocharian alphabet#Script|Fremdzeichen]] form. The third form of da, in Kharoshthi ([[file:Буква DА (незалежний знак). Письмо кхароштхі. Kharoshthi letter DA.svg|15px|Da]]) was probably derived from Aramaic separately from the Brahmi letter.

===Brahmi Da===

The Brahmi letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|Da]], Da, is [[Brahmi script#origin|probably derived]] from the altered Aramaic [[Dalet]] [[File:Daleth.svg|13px]], and is thus related to the modern Latin [[D]] and Greek [[Delta (letter)|Delta]].<ref name="Buhler">{{cite web |last1=Bühler |first1=Georg |title=On the Origin of the Indian Brahmi Alphabet |url=https://archive.org/details/onoriginofindian00bhuoft/page/n3/mode/2up |website=archive.org |publisher=Karl J. Trübner |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref> Several identifiable styles of writing the Brahmi Da can be found, most associated with a specific set of inscriptions from an artifact or diverse records from an historic period.<ref>[[:File:Brahmi script consonants according to James Prinsep March 1838.jpg|Evolutionary chart]], Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol 7, 1838 [https://archive.org/stream/journalofasiatic775asia#page/n101]</ref> As the earliest and most geometric style of Brahmi, the letters found on the [[Edicts of Ashoka]] and other records from around that time are normally the reference form for Brahmi letters, with vowel marks not attested until later forms of Brahmi back-formed to match the geometric writing style.

{|class="wikitable"
|+Brahmi Da historic forms
|-
!Ashoka ([[Brahmi script#Early Brahmi or "Ashokan Brahmi" (3rd-1st century BCE)|3rd-1st c. BCE]]) !! Girnar (~150 BCE) !! Kushana ([[Brahmi script#Middle Brahmi or "Kushana Brahmi" (1st–3rd centuries CE)|~150-250 CE]]) !! Gujarat (~250 CE) !! Gupta ([[Gupta script|~350 CE]])
|-
| [[File:Brahmi d.svg|37px]] || [[Image:Gupta girnar d.svg|37px]] || [[Image:Gupta ashoka d.svg|37px]] || [[Image:Gupta gujarat d.svg|37px]] || [[Image:Gupta allahabad d.svg|37px]]
|}

===Tocharian Da===

The Tocharian letter [[Image:Tocharian letter da.gif|25px|Da]] is derived from the Brahmi [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|Da]], but does not have an alternate Fremdzeichen form.

{|class="wikitable"
|+Tocharian Da with vowel marks
|-
! Da !! Dā !! Di !! Dī !! Du !! Dū !! Dr !! Dr̄ !! De !! Dai !! Do !! Dau !! Dä
|-
| [[File:Tocharian letter da.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter daa.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter di.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter dii.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter du.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter duu.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter dr.gif|37px]] ||  || [[File:Tocharian letter de.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter dai.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter do.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter dau.gif|37px]] || [[File:Tocharian letter dä.gif|37px]]
|}

===Kharoṣṭhī Da===

The Kharoṣṭhī letter [[file:Буква DА (незалежний знак). Письмо кхароштхі. Kharoshthi letter DA.svg|15px|Da]] is generally accepted as being derived from the altered Aramaic [[Dalet]] [[File:Daleth.svg|13px]], and is thus related to [[D]] and [[Delta (letter)|Delta]], in addition to the Brahmi Da.<ref name="Buhler"/>

==Devanagari Da==

{{main|Devanagari da}}
{{Devanagari abugida sidebar}}
'''Da''' ('''द''') is a consonant of the [[Devanagari]] [[abugida]]. It ultimately arose from the [[Brahmi]] letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|ka]], after having gone through the [[Gupta script|Gupta]] letter [[File:Gupta allahabad d.svg|13px]]. Letters that derive from it are the [[Gujarati script|Gujarati]] letter '''દ''', and the [[Modi alphabet|Modi]] letter 𑘟.

===Devanagari-using Languages===
In all languages, द is pronounced as {{IPA-hi|də|}} or {{IPAblink|d}} when appropriate. Like all Indic scripts, Devanagari uses vowel marks attached to the base consonant to override the inherent /ə/ vowel:

{|class="wikitable"
|+ Devanagari द with vowel marks
|-
! Da !! Dā !! Di !! Dī !! Du !! Dū !! Dr !! Dr̄ !! Dl !! Dl̄ !! De !! Dai !! Do !! Dau !! D
|-style="font-size: 150%;"
|द
|दा
|दि
|दी
|दु
|दू
|दृ
|दॄ
|दॢ
|दॣ
|दे
|दै
|दो
|दौ
|द्
|}



===Conjuncts with द===
Devanagari exhibits conjunct ligatures, as is common in Indic scripts. In modern Devanagari texts, most conjuncts are formed by reducing the letter shape to fit tightly to the following letter, usually by dropping a character's vertical stem, sometimes referred to as a "half form". Some conjunct clusters are always represented by a true ligature, instead of a shape that can be broken into constituent independent letters. Vertically stacked conjuncts are ubiquitous in older texts, while only a few are still used routinely in modern Devanagari texts. Lacking a vertical stem to drop for making a half form, Da either forms a stacked conjunct/ligature, or uses its full form with [[Virama]]. The use of ligatures and vertical conjuncts may vary across languages using the Devanagari script, with [[Marathi language|Marathi]] in particular avoiding their use where other languages would use them.<ref name="KNAB">{{cite web |last1=Pall |first1=Peeter |title=Microsoft Word - kblhi2 |url=https://www.eki.ee/knab/lat/kblhi2.pdf |website=Eesti Keele Instituudi kohanimeandmed |publisher=Eesti Keele Instituudi kohanimeandmed |access-date=19 June 2020}}</ref>

====Ligature conjuncts of द====
True ligatures are quite rare in Indic scripts. The most common ligated conjuncts in Devanagari are in the form of a slight mutation to fit in context or as a consistent variant form appended to the adjacent characters. Those variants include [[Na (Indic)#Devanagari Na|Na]] and the [[Ra (Indic)#Devanagari Repha|Repha]] and [[Ra (Indic)#Devanagari Rakar|Rakar]] forms of Ra. [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] texts use the "eyelash" Ra half form [[Image:Devanagari Eyelash Ra.svg|15px|Ra]] for an initial "R" instead of repha.

* Repha र্ (r) + द (da) gives the ligature rda: {{ref|note|note}}
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct RDa.svg|100px]]
* Eyelash र্ (r) + द (da) gives the ligature rda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct Eyelash RDa.svg|125px]]
* द্ (d) + न (na) gives the ligature dna:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DNa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + rakar र (ra) gives the ligature dra:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DRa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + द (da) gives the ligature dda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + द্ (d) + rakar र (ra) gives the ligature ddra:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDRa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + द্ (d) + य (ya) gives the ligature ddya:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDYa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ध (dʱa) gives the ligature ddʱa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ध্ (dʱ) + म (ma) gives the ligature ddʱma:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDhMa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ध্ (dʱ) + व (va) gives the ligature ddʱva:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDhVa.svg|100px]]
* न্ (n) + द্ (d) + ध (dʱa) gives the ligature nddʱa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct NDDha.svg|100px]]
* Repha र্ (r) + द্ (d) + ध (dʱa) gives the ligature rddʱa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct RDDha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + य (ya) gives the ligature dya:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DYa.svg|100px]]

====Stacked conjuncts of द====
Vertically stacked ligatures are the most common conjunct forms found in Devanagari text. Although the constituent characters may need to be stretched and moved slightly in order to stack neatly, stacked conjuncts can be broken down into recognizable base letters, or a letter and an otherwise standard ligature.

* छ্ (cʰ) + द (da) gives the ligature cʰda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct ChDa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ब (ba) gives the ligature dba:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DBa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + भ (bʰa) gives the ligature dbʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DBha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ब্ (b) + rakar र (ra) gives the ligature dbra:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DBRa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + च (ca) gives the ligature dca:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DCa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + छ (cʰa) gives the ligature dcʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DCha.svg|100px]]
* ड্ (ḍ) + द (da) gives the ligature ḍda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DdDa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ड (ḍa) gives the ligature dḍa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDda.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ढ (ḍʱa) gives the ligature dḍʱa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DDdha.svg|100px]]
* ढ্ (ḍʱ) + द (da) gives the ligature ḍʱda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DdhDa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ग (ga) gives the ligature dga:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DGa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + घ (ɡʱa) gives the ligature dɡʱa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DGha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ग্ (g) + rakar र (ra) gives the ligature dgra:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DGRa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ह (ha) gives the ligature dha:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DHa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ज (ja) gives the ligature dja:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DJa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + झ (jʰa) gives the ligature djʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DJha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ज্ (j) + ञ (ña) gives the ligature djña:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DJNya.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + क (ka) gives the ligature dka:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DKa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ख (kʰa) gives the ligature dkʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DKha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + क্ (k) + ष (ṣa) gives the ligature dkṣa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DKSsa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ल (la) gives the ligature dla:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DLa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ळ (ḷa) gives the ligature dḷa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DLla.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + म (ma) gives the ligature dma:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DMa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ङ (ŋa) gives the ligature dŋa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DNga.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ण (ṇa) gives the ligature dṇa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DNna.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ञ (ña) gives the ligature dña:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DNya.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + प (pa) gives the ligature dpa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DPa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + फ (pʰa) gives the ligature dpʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DPha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + स (sa) gives the ligature dsa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DSa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + श (ʃa) gives the ligature dʃa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DSha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ष (ṣa) gives the ligature dṣa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DSsa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + त (ta) gives the ligature dta:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DTa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + थ (tʰa) gives the ligature dtʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DTha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ट (ṭa) gives the ligature dṭa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DTta.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + ठ (ṭʰa) gives the ligature dṭʰa:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DTtha.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + व (va) gives the ligature dva:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DVa.svg|100px]]
* द্ (d) + व্ (v) + य (ya) gives the ligature dvya:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct DVYa.svg|100px]]
* ङ্ (ŋ) + द (da) gives the ligature ŋda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct NgDa.svg|100px]]
* Repha र্ (r) + द্ (d) + व (va) gives the ligature rdva:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct RDVa.svg|100px]]
* ट্ (ṭ) + द (da) gives the ligature ṭda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct TtDa.svg|100px]]
* ठ্ (ṭʰ) + द (da) gives the ligature ṭʰda:
[[File:Devanagari Conjunct TthDa.svg|100px]]

==Bengali Da==

The Bengali script দ is derived from the [[Siddhaṃ]] [[Image:Siddham d.svg|13px]], and is marked by a similar horizontal head line, but less geometric shape, than its Devanagari counterpart, द. The inherent vowel of Bengali consonant letters is /ɔ/, so the bare letter দ will sometimes be transliterated as "do" instead of "da". Adding okar, the "o" vowel mark, gives a reading of /d̪o/.

Like all Indic consonants, দ can be modified by marks to indicate another (or no) vowel than its inherent "a".

{|class="wikitable"
|+ Bengali দ with vowel marks
|-
! da !! dā !! di !! dī !! du !! dū !! dr !! dr̄ !! de !! dai !! do !! dau !! d
|-style="font-size: 150%;"
|দ
|দা
|দি
|দী
|দু
|দূ
|দৃ
|দৄ
|দে
|দৈ
|দো
|দৌ
|দ্
|}

===দ in Bengali-using languages===

দ is used as a basic consonant character in all of the major Bengali script orthographies, including [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]] and [[Assamese alphabet|Assamese]]. 

===Conjuncts with দ===

Bengali দ exhibits conjunct ligatures, as is common in Indic scripts, with a tendency towards stacked ligatures.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bengali Alphabet|url=http://tesseractindic.googlecode.com/files/wb069conjuncts.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928021705/http://tesseractindic.googlecode.com/files/wb069conjuncts.pdf|archive-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>

* ব্ (b) + দ (da) gives the ligature bda:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Bda.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + ভ (bʰa) gives the ligature dbʰa:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dbha.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + ভ্ (bʰ) + র (ra) gives the ligature dbʰra, with the [[ra phala]] suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dbhra.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + দ (da) gives the ligature dda:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dda.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + ধ (dʱa) gives the ligature ddʱa:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Ddha.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + দ্ (d) + ব (va) gives the ligature ddva, with the [[va phala]] suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Ddva.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + গ (ga) gives the ligature dga:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dga.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + ঘ (ɡʱa) gives the ligature dɡʱa:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dgha.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + ম (ma) gives the ligature dma:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dma.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + র (ra) gives the ligature dra, with the ra phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dra.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + র্ (r) + য (ya) gives the ligature drya, with the ra phala and [[ya phala]] suffixes
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Drya.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + ব (va) gives the ligature dva, with the va phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dva.svg |100px]]
* দ্ (d) + য (ya) gives the ligature dya, with the ya phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Dya.svg |100px]]
* ন্ (n) + দ (da) gives the ligature nda:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Nda.svg |100px]]
* ন্ (n) + দ্ (d) + র (ra) gives the ligature ndra, with the ra phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Ndra.svg |100px]]
* ন্ (n) + দ্ (d) + ব (va) gives the ligature ndva, with the va phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Ndva.svg |100px]]
* ন্ (n) + দ্ (d) + য (ya) gives the ligature ndya, with the ya phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Ndya.svg |100px]]
* র্ (r) + দ (da) gives the ligature rda, with the [[Ra (Indic)#Bengali Repha|repha]] prefix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Rda.svg |100px]]
* র্ (r) + দ্ (d) + র (ra) gives the ligature rdra, with the repha prefix and ra phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Rdra.svg |100px]]
* র্ (r) + দ্ (d) + ব (va) gives the ligature rdva, with the repha prefix and va phala suffix:
[[File:Bengali Conjunct Rdva.svg |100px]]

==Gujarati Da==

[[File:Gujarati letter Da.svg|thumb|right|100px|Gujarati Da.]]
'''Da''' ('''દ''') is the eighteenth consonant of the [[Gujarati script|Gujarati]] [[abugida]]. It is derived from the Devanagari Da [[Image:Devanagari d.svg|13px|Da]] with the top bar (shiro rekha) removed, and ultimately the [[Brahmi]] letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|Da]].

===Gujarati-using Languages===
The Gujarati script is used to write the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] languages. In both languages, દ is pronounced as {{IPA-gu|də|}} or {{IPAblink|d}} when appropriate. Like all Indic scripts, Gujarati uses vowel marks attached to the base consonant to override the inherent /ə/ vowel:

{| class=wikitable style="width: 40em;"
|-
! style="width:6%;"| Da !! style="width:7%;"| Dā !! style="width:6.5%;"| Di !! style="width:7%;"| Dī !! style="width:4.5%;"| Du !! style="width:5%;"| Dū !! style="width:4.5%;"| Dr !! style="width:5%;"| Dl !! style="width:5%;"| Dr̄ !! style="width:5%;"| Dl̄ !! style="width:4.5%;"| Dĕ !! style="width:4.5%;"| De !! style="width:5%;"| Dai !! style="width:7%;"| Dŏ !! style="width:7%;"| Do !! style="width:6%;"| Dau !! style="width:7%;"| D
|- align="center"
| colspan=17 |[[File:Gujarati Da Matras.svg|750px]]
|-
| colspan=17 |Gujarati Da syllables, with vowel marks in red.
|}

===Conjuncts with દ===
Gujarati દ exhibits conjunct ligatures, much like its parent Devanagari Script. While most Gujarati conjuncts can only be formed by reducing the letter shape to create a "half form" that fits tightly to following letter, Da does not have a half form. A few conjunct clusters can be represented by a true ligature, instead of a shape that can be broken into constituent independent letters, and vertically stacked conjuncts can also be found in Gujarati, although much less commonly than in Devanagari. Lacking a half form, Da will normally use an explicit virama when forming conjuncts without a true ligature.

True ligatures are quite rare in Indic scripts. The most common ligated conjuncts in Gujarati are in the form of a slight mutation to fit in context or as a consistent variant form appended to the adjacent characters. Those variants include [[Na (Indic)#Gujarati Na|Na]] and the [[Ra (Indic)#Gujarati Repha|Repha]] and [[Ra (Indic)#Gujarati Rakar|Rakar]] forms of Ra.

* ર્ (r) + દ (da) gives the ligature RDa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct RDa.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + ર (ra) gives the ligature DRa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DRa.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + ગ (ga) gives the ligature DGa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DGa.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + ઘ (ɡʱa) gives the ligature DGha:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DGha.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + ધ (dʱa) gives the ligature DDha:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DDha.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + ન (na) gives the ligature DNa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DNa.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + બ (ba) gives the ligature DBa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DBa.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + મ (ma) gives the ligature DMa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DMa.svg|100px]]

* દ્ (d) + વ (va) gives the ligature DVa:
[[File:Gujarati conjunct DVa.svg|100px]]

==Javanese Da==
{{main|Da (Javanese)}}

==Telugu Da==
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| width = 100px
| image1 = Telugu letter Da.svg
| alt1 = Telugu Da
| image2 = Telugu subjoined Da.svg
| alt2 = Telugu subjoined Da
| footer = Telugu independent and subjoined Da.
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'''Da''' ('''ద''') is a consonant of the [[Telugu script|Telugu]] [[abugida]]. It ultimately arose from the [[Brahmi]] letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|D]]. It is closely related to the [[Kannada script|Kannada]] letter '''ದ'''. Most Telugu consonants contain a v-shaped headstroke that is related to the horizontal headline found in other Indic scripts, although headstrokes do not connect adjacent letters in Telugu. The headstroke is normally lost when adding vowel matras.

Telugu conjuncts are created by reducing trailing letters to a subjoined form that appears below the initial consonant of the conjunct. Many subjoined forms are created by dropping their headline, with many extending the end of the stroke of the main letter body to form an extended tail reaching up to the right of the preceding consonant. This subjoining of trailing letters to create conjuncts is in contrast to the leading half forms of Devanagari and Bengali letters. Ligature conjuncts are not a feature in Telugu, with the only non-standard construction being an alternate subjoined form of [[Ṣa (Indic)#Telugu Ṣa|Ṣa]] (borrowed from [[Kannada script|Kannada]]) in the KṢa conjunct.

==Malayalam Da==
[[File:Malayalam letter Da.svg|thumb|100px|Malayalam letter Da]]

'''Da''' ('''ദ''') is a consonant of the [[Malayalam script|Malayalam]] [[abugida]]. It ultimately arose from the [[Brahmi]] letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|D]], via the [[Grantha script|Grantha]] letter [[Image:Grantha letter Da.svg|x15px|Da]] ''Da''. Like in other Indic scripts, Malayalam consonants have the inherent vowel "a", and take one of several modifying vowel signs to represent syllables with another vowel or no vowel at all.

[[File:Malayalam Da matras.svg|thumb|center|550px|Malayalam Da matras: Da, Dā, Di, Dī, Du, Dū, Dr̥, Dr̥̄, Dl̥, Dl̥̄, De, Dē, Dai, Do, Dō, Dau, and D.]]

===Conjuncts of ദ===
As is common in Indic scripts, Malayalam joins letters together to form conjunct consonant clusters. There are several ways in which conjuncts are formed in Malayalam texts: using a post-base form of a trailing consonant placed under the initial consonant of a conjunct, a combined ligature of two or more consonants joined together, a conjoining form that appears as a combining mark on the rest of the conjunct, the use of an explicit [[candrakkala]] mark to suppress the inherent "a" vowel, or a special consonant form called a "chillu" letter, representing a bare consonant without the inherent "a" vowel. Texts written with the modern reformed Malayalam orthography, ''put̪iya lipi'', may favor more regular conjunct forms than older texts in ''paḻaya lipi'', due to [[Malayalam#Orthography reform|changes]] undertaken in the 1970s by the [[Government of Kerala]].

* ഗ് (g) + ദ (da) gives the ligature gda:
[[File:Malayalam conjunct GDa.svg]]
* ദ് (d) + ദ (da) gives the ligature dda:
[[File:Malayalam conjunct DDa.svg]]
* ന് (n) + ദ (da) gives the ligature nda:
[[File:Malayalam conjunct NDa.svg]]
* ബ് (b) + ദ (da) gives the ligature bda:
[[File:Malayalam conjunct BDa.svg]]
* ദ് (d) + ധ (dʱa) gives the ligature ddʱa:
[[File:Malayalam conjunct DDha.svg]]

==Odia Da==
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| image1 = Odia letter Da.svg
| alt1 = Odia independent letter Da
| image2 = Odia subjoined Da.svg
| alt2 = Odia subjoined letter Da
| footer = Odia independent and subjoined letter Da.
}}

'''Da''' ('''ଦ''') is a consonant of the [[Odia script|Odia]] [[abugida]]. It ultimately arose from the [[Brahmi]] letter [[Image:Brahmi d.svg|13px|D]], via the [[Siddhaṃ script|Siddhaṃ]] letter [[Image:Siddham d.svg|x15px|Da]] ''Da''. Like in other Indic scripts, Odia consonants have the inherent vowel "a", and take one of several modifying vowel signs to represent syllables with another vowel or no vowel at all.

{| class=wikitable
|+ Odia Da with vowel matras
|-
! Da !! Dā !! Di !! Dī !! Du !! Dū !! Dr̥ !! Dr̥̄ !! Dl̥ !! Dl̥̄ !! De !! Dai !! Do !! Dau !! D
|-
| {{big|ଦ}} || {{big|ଦା}} || {{big|ଦି}} || {{big|ଦୀ}} || {{big|ଦୁ}} || {{big|ଦୂ}} || {{big|ଦୃ}} || {{big|ଦୄ}} || {{big|ଦୢ}} || {{big|ଦୣ}} || {{big|ଦେ}} || {{big|ଦୈ}} || {{big|ଦୋ}} || {{big|ଦୌ}} || {{big|ଦ୍}}
|}

=== Conjuncts of ଦ ===
As is common in Indic scripts, Odia joins letters together to form conjunct consonant clusters. The most common conjunct formation is achieved by using a small subjoined form of trailing consonants. Most consonants' subjoined forms are identical to the full form, just reduced in size, although a few drop the curved headline or have a subjoined form not directly related to the full form of the consonant. The second type of conjunct formation is through pure ligatures, where the constituent consonants are written together in a single graphic form. This ligature may be recognizable as being a combination of two characters or it can have a conjunct ligature unrelated to its constituent characters.

* ଦ୍ (d) + ଦ (da) gives the ligature dda:
[[File:Odia conjunct DDa.svg]]
* ଦ୍ (d) + ଧ (dʱa) gives the ligature ddʱa:
[[File:Odia conjunct DDha.svg]]
* ନ୍ (n) + ଦ (da) gives the ligature nda:
[[File:Odia conjunct NDa.svg]]


==References==
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::{{note|note|note}} Conjuncts are identified by [[IAST]] transliteration, except aspirated consonants are indicated with a superscript "h" to distinguish from an unaspirated cononant + [[Ha (Indic)|Ha]], and the use of the IPA "ŋ" and "ʃ" instead of the less dinstinctive "ṅ" and "ś".

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Da (Indic) - Revision history

Rajan Singh at 05:23, 21 February 2026

>Cewbot: Fix broken anchor: 2020-10-17T20:33:14Z #Middle Brahmi or "Kushana Brahmi" (1st-3rd centuries CE)→Brahmi script#Middle Brahmi or "Kushana Brahmi" (1st–3rd centuries CE)