خ

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

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/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /x/

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (ḵāʾ)

1. The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. It 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 (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

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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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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

• IPA^(key): [xɔ]
• 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,‎ گ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ہ,‎ ھ,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ی,‎ ے,‎ 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 (h)
• Next letter: د (d)

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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)