خ

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

خ U+062E, خ ARABIC LETTER KHAH ← ح [U+062D] Arabic د → [U+062F]

ﺥ U+FEA5, ﺥ ARABIC LETTER KHAH ISOLATED FORM ← ﺤ [U+FEA4] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺦ → [U+FEA6]

ﺦ U+FEA6, ﺦ ARABIC LETTER KHAH FINAL FORM ← ﺥ [U+FEA5] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺧ → [U+FEA7]

ﺧ U+FEA7, ﺧ ARABIC LETTER KHAH INITIAL FORM ← ﺦ [U+FEA6] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺨ → [U+FEA8]

ﺨ U+FEA8, ﺨ ARABIC LETTER KHAH MEDIAL FORM ← ﺧ [U+FEA7] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺩ → [U+FEA9]

Arabic

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)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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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

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

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

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ

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

Usage notes

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

Hijazi Arabic

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).

Forms

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

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 (ʕēn), غ (ḡēn), ف (fāʔ), ق (gāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), هـ (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)

Kashmiri

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.

Forms

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

See also

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

Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ (ḵe)

1. The tenth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: ح
• Next letter: ݯ

Malay

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.

See also

• (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]

Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: ح
• Next letter: د

Persian

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.

Punjabi

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.

Forms

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

See also

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

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

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

See also

• (Letters of the Sindhi alphabet) ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ھ, ء, ي

• Previous letter: ح
• Next letter: د

Urdu

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.

Forms

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

See also

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

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe)

1. The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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

See also

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