خ

See also: چ, ح, ج, and Appendix:Variations of "h"

خ U+062E, خ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH
ح
[U+062D]
Arabic د
[U+062F]
Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ
U+FEA5, ﺥ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH ISOLATED FORM

[U+FEA4]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA6]
U+FEA6, ﺦ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH FINAL FORM

[U+FEA5]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA7]
U+FEA7, ﺧ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH INITIAL FORM

[U+FEA6]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA8]
U+FEA8, ﺨ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH MEDIAL FORM

[U+FEA7]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA9]

Acehnese

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): /xɔ/, [kʰɔ], [kɔ], [hɔ]
  • (Phoneme) IPA(key): /x/, [kʰ], [k], [h]

Letter

خ (kho) (no case)

  1. The eighth letter of the Acehnese alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Usage notes

  • While خ is pronounced as /x/ in Arabic, it has practically merged with native Acehnese's k, h, and kh.

See also

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from ح (), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /x/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢊 ().

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xaːʔ/, /χaːʔ/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/, /χ/

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (ḵāʔ) (no case)

  1. The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, called خَاء (ḵāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح () and followed by د (d).

Symbol

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (ḵāʔ)

  1. The twenty-fourth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث () and followed by ذ ().

See also

References

  • Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, number 1, →DOI, page 74

Balti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (x) (no case)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Burushaski

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʰ/, [qʰ~qχ~χ]

Letter

خ (transliteration needed) (no case)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Chinese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (no case)

  1. The tenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad, written in the Arabic script.

Usage notes

  • This letter is used before the finals -u, -ua, -uai, -uan, -uang, -ui, -un, -uo.

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈxaːʔ/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/
  • (allophones): IPA(key): [x], [χ]

Letter

خ • (ḵāʔ) (no case)

  1. The seventh letter of the Hijazi Arabic alphabet, called خَاء (ḵāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح (ḥāʔ) and followed by د (dāl).

See also

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /kʰaj/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /kʰ/, /x/

Letter

خ • (kh) (no case)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Khowar

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/

Letter

خ (ḵe) (no case)

  1. The tenth letter of the Khowar alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by ݯ.

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [xɔ]
  • (Phoneme) IPA(key): [x]

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (no case)

  1. The eighth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

From Classical Persian خ (), from Arabic خ (ḵāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xeː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/, [x̠]

Letter

خ (xe) (no case)

  1. The tenth letter of the Pahari-Potwari alphabet, written in the Shahmukhi script; preceded by ح (ḥe) and followed by د (dāl).

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Persian

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (xe) (no case)

  1. The ninth letter of the Persian alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Persian خ (), from Arabic خ (ḵāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xeː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/, [x̠]

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

  1. The tenth letter of the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Shahmukhi script; preceded by ح (ḥe) and followed by د (dāl).

Sindhi

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /xe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

See also

Urdu

Pronunciation

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

  1. The tenth letter of the Urdu alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Uyghur

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /χe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /χ/

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

  1. The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by چ and followed by د.