خ

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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]

Arabic

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Etymology

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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 ().

Pronunciation

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

Letter

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خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (ḵāʔ)

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

Symbol

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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 () and followed by ذ ().

See also

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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, number 1, →DOI, page 74

Balti

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (transliteration needed)

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

Chinese

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ

  1. 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]

Letter

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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).

Forms

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

Kashmiri

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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خ (kh)

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

Forms

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

See also

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

Khowar

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (ḵe)

  1. The tenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

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

See also

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  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: ݯ

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ

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

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Pashto

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (xe)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

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

See also

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  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: د

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (xe)

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

Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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خ (xe)

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

Forms

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

See also

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  • Previous letter: ح (ḥe)
  • Next letter: د (dāl)

Sindhi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (xe)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

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

See also

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  • Previous letter: ح
  • Next letter: د

Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (xe)

  1. The tenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

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

See also

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

Uyghur

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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خ (xe)

  1. The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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

See also

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