ደ (da)
The Ge'ez letter ደ is called ድንት (dənt). It represents a “voiced alveolar plosive”, which is like <d> in the English words deep, dark, and door.
Its shape ደ is derived from the epigraphic character: 𐩵. It correlates to the Arabic letter د, the Syriac letter ܕ, and the Hebrew letter ד.
Ge’ez words starting with ደ include ደብር (dabr) "mountain" (or monastery), ዳኅና (dāḫnā) "health", and ደያኒ (dayyāni) "judge".
The derivative letter ጀ is used in modern languages to represent a "voiced palatoalveolar affricate", which is the <j> sound in the English words juice and judge.
