خ

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

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (ḵāʔ)

1. The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء (ḵāʔ), and is preceded by ح (ḥ) and followed by د (d).

Symbol

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (ḵāʔ)

1. The twenty-fourth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

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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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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (transliteration needed)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qʰ/, [qʰ~qχ~χ]

Letter

خ (transliteration needed)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (ḵāʔ)

1. The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء (ḵāʔ), and is preceded by ح (ḥāʔ) and followed by د (dāl).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (kh)

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ (ḵe)

1. The tenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (xe)

1. The ninth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ح and followed by د.

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਖ਼ (xa)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xeː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /x/

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The tenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.