ḫ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "h"

ḫ U+1E2B, ḫ LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH BREVE BELOW Composition: h [U+0068] + ◌̮ [U+032E] ← Ḫ [U+1E2A] Latin Extended Additional Ḭ → [U+1E2C]

Translingual

Letter

ḫ (upper case Ḫ)

1. (romanization) Used to transcribe the Arabic letter خ.

   Synonyms: ẖ, ḵ, k͟h, x

2. (romanization) Used to transcribe the Egyptian hieroglyph (𓐍) and equivalent consonants.
3. (international standards) Transliterates Indic ᳶ (upadhmaniya), or equivalents.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛ/
  • Conventional anglicization: khe

Noun

 m

1. placenta
2. child

Inflection

Declension of ḫ (masculine)

singular	ḫ
dual	ḫwj
plural	ḫw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫ  

ḫy

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN