[q]→[d]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiceless uvular plosive to Voiced alveolar plosive

The voiceless uvular plosive /q/ can undergo a historical sound change to the voiced alveolar plosive /d/. This shift involves significant changes in both the place of articulation and voicing.

Phonetic Effects

Fronting, Voicing

Language Examples

Hebrew Afro-Asiatic

/q/→/d/— A regular historical shift from /q/ to /d/ is attested in Hebrew.

More Semitic Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [ʕ] → [a] — Vocalization [ʕ] → [ʔ] — De-pharyngealization [b] → [v] — Spirantization [d] → [ð] — Spirantization

Sources & References

Blau, J. (1978a). Topics in Hebrew and Semitic Linguistics. Magnes Press.

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