خ

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 • (ḵāʾ)

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 • (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 (ṯ) and followed by ذ‎ (ḏ).

See also

• (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
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: خ

References

• Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, issue 1, DOI:10.2307/43075525, page 74

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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (x)

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

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Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qʰ/, [qʰ~qχ~χ]

Letter

خ

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

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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.

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Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (ḵāʾ)

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

Forms

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

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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)

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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

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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) حروف‎; ا‎,‎ ب‎,‎ ت‎,‎ 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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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

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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.

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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

• Previous letter: ح‎
• Next letter: د‎

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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
• Next letter: د‎

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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)