See also: چ‎, ح‎, ج, and Appendix:Variations of "h"

خ U+062E, خ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH
ح
[U+062D]
Arabic د
[U+062F]
U+FEA5, ﺥ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH ISOLATED FORM

[U+FEA4]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA6]
U+FEA6, ﺦ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH FINAL FORM

[U+FEA5]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA7]
U+FEA7, ﺧ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH INITIAL FORM

[U+FEA6]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA8]
U+FEA8, ﺨ
ARABIC LETTER KHAH MEDIAL FORM

[U+FEA7]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEA9]

ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

Derived from ح(), 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().

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (ḵāʾ)

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

SymbolEdit

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (ḵāʾ)

  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() and followed by ذ().

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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

BaltiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ (x)

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

BurushaskiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ

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

ChineseEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ

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

Usage notesEdit

  • This letter is used before the finals -u, -ua, -uai, -uan, -uang, -ui, -un, -uo.

Hijazi ArabicEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

خ (ḵāʾ)

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

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

KashmiriEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

خ (kh)

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

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ح(h)
  • Next letter: د(d)

KhowarEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ (ḵe)

  1. The tenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: ݯ

MalayEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ

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

See alsoEdit

PashtoEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ (xe)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: د

PersianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (xe)

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

SindhiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ (xe)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: د

UrduEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ (xe)

  1. The tenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: د

UyghurEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

خ (xe)

  1. The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
خ ـخ ـخـ خـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: چ(ch)
  • Next letter: د(d)