Etymology
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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
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- (letter name): IPA(key): /xaːʔ/, /χaːʔ/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/, /χ/
خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ)
- The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء (ḵāʔ), and is preceded by ح (ḥ) and followed by د (d).
خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ)
- 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
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- (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
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References
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- Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, issue 1, →DOI, page 74
Burushaski
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Pronunciation
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خ
- The tenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.
Usage notes
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- This letter is used before the finals -u, -ua, -uai, -uan, -uang, -ui, -un, -uo.
Hijazi Arabic
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Pronunciation
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- (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈxaːʔ/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /x/
- (allophones): IPA(key): [x], [χ]
خ • (ḵāʔ)
- The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء (ḵāʔ), and is preceded by ح (ḥāʔ) and followed by د (dāl).
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Kashmiri
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Pronunciation
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- (letter name): IPA(key): /kʰaj/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /kʰ/, /x/
خ • (kh)
- The fourteenth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
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- Previous letter: ح (h)
- Next letter: د (d)
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خ (ḵe)
- The tenth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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- Previous letter: ح
- Next letter: ݯ
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خ / خ / خ / خ
- The eighth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
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- (Arabic script letters) 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]
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خ • (xe)
- The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet.
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- Previous letter: ح
- Next letter: د
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خ (xe)
- The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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- Previous letter: ح
- Next letter: د
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خ • (xe)
- The tenth letter of the Urdu abjad.
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- Previous letter: ح (h)
- Next letter: د (d)
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خ • (xe)
- The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
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- Previous letter: چ (ch)
- Next letter: د (d)