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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).
Letter
خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʾ)
Symbol
خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʾ)
See also
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ā), ب (b), ت (t), ث (ṯ), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ع (ʕ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), ل (l), م (m), ن (n), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
- Search en.wiktionary.org for articles 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, issue 1, , page 74
Balti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /x/, [x]
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qʰ/, [qʰ~qχ~χ]
Chinese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /x/, [x]
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 • (ḵāʾ)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
Kashmiri
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
Khowar
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [xɔ]
- (Phoneme) IPA(key): [x]
Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /xe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/
Letter
خ • (xe)
- The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
Persian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /xe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/
Letter
خ / خ / خ / خ • (xe)
- The ninth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ح and followed by د.
Sindhi
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xeː/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /xeː/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /x/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /x/
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
Uyghur
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /χe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /χ/
Letter
خ • (xe)
- The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ |
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