ح

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢊 (l, “heth”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤇 (l, “heth”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓎛. See also Classical Syriac ܚ (l, “heth”), Hebrew ח (l, “chet”), Ancient Greek Η (Ē), Latin H.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ħaːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ħ/

Letter

ح / ح‍ / ‍ح‍ / ‍ح • (ḥāʔ)

1. The sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is حَاء (ḥāʔ), and is preceded by ج (j) and followed by خ (ḵ).

Symbol

ح / ح‍ / ‍ح‍ / ‍ح • (ḥāʔ)

1. The eighth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ز (z) and followed by ط (ṭ).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h/, [h]

Letter

ح (transliteration needed)

1. The eleventh letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h/, [h]

Letter

ح (transliteration needed)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

ح

1. The ninth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Etymology 1

From Arabic ح (ḥ). The letter's name comes from Ottoman Turkish حَه (ha).

Etymology 2

Shortened form of Arabic رَاحَ (rāḥa).

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Shortened form of Arabic رَاحَ (rāḥa, “he went”).

Etymology

Shortened form of Arabic رَاحَ (rāḥa, “he went”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa/

Particle

حَـ (ḥa-)

2. will (prefix indicating the future tense)

   حَيِحْچِي

   ḥayiḥči

   he will speak

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /haj/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

ح • (h)

1. The thirteenth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /xa/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /x/

Letter

ح • (x)

1. The seventh letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Х.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /he/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

ح (he)

1. The ninth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [hɐ pədas], [hɐ kət͡ʃel]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [h]

Letter

ح / ح‍ / ‍ح‍ / ‍ح

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

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /he/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

ح • (he)

1. The eleventh letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Pronunciation

• (letter name)

  (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /heː/

  (Iran) IPA^(key): /he/

• (phonemes)

  (formal, all dialects) IPA^(key): [h]

  (colloquial, Dari) IPA^(key): [ɑː], [w], [j] (or deleted)

• Audio (Iran):

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• Homophone: ه

Letter

حـ / ـحـ / ‍ـح / ‍ح • (h)

1. The eighth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by چ and followed by خ. Its name is حِ (he) or حی (hē).

See also

• (Letters of the Persian Alphabet) ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, و, ه, ی

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਹ (hāhā), ਹ਼
• (letter name): وڈی حے (vaḍḍī ḥe)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʋə.ɖːiː ɦeː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɦ/

Letter

ح • (vaḍḍī ḥe)

1. The ninth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /he/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

ح • (he)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Etymology

Shortened form of رح (raḥ), compare with Egyptian Arabic حـ (ḥa-) and هـ (ha-).

Particle

حـ • (ḥa-)

1. Alternative form of رح (raḥ): going to, will; prefix of a following subjunctive verb to express the future tense

Alternative forms

• (letter name): بڑی حے (baṛī he)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽiː ɦeː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦ/

Letter

ح • (baṛī he)

1. The ninth letter of the Urdu abjad