kaph, pe and taw). When daled/dolath has a hard pronunciation (qûssayâ) it is a . When it has a soft pronunciation (rûkkakâ) it is traditionally pronounced as a . The letter is very common in Syriac as it is often attached to the beginning of words as the relative pronoun.

Daled/dolath is always written with a point below it to distinguish it from the letter resh