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Acehnese
Pronunciation
Letter
خ (kho) (no case)
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 script letters: حرف (haraih, harah) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ [edit]
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from ح (ḥ), 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 (ḥ).
Pronunciation
Letter
خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ) (no case)
- The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, called خَاء (ḵāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح (ḥ) and followed by د (d).
Symbol
خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ)
- The twenty-fourth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).
See also
- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي [edit]
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
- Search for entries beginning with خ
References
- Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, number 1, , page 74
Balti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /x/, [x]
Letter
خ (x) (no case)
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qʰ/, [qʰ~qχ~χ]
Letter
خ (transliteration needed) (no case)
Chinese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /x/, [x]
Letter
خ (no case)
- 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)
- 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
- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي [edit]
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
خ • (kh) (no case)
- The fourteenth letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.
Khowar
Pronunciation
Letter
خ (ḵe) (no case)
- 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)
See also
- Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ [edit]
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
From Classical Persian خ (xē), from Arabic خ (ḵāʔ).
Pronunciation
Letter
خ (xe) (no case)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (xē), from Arabic خ (ḵāʔ).
Pronunciation
Letter
خ • (xe) (no case)
- The tenth letter of the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Shahmukhi script; preceded by ح (ḥe) and followed by د (dāl).
Sindhi
Pronunciation
Letter
خ • (xe) (no case)
- The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.
See also
- Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي [edit]
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xeː/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /x/
Letter
خ • (xe) (no case)
- 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)