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]

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

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]

Acehnese

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): /xɔ/, [kʰɔ], [kɔ], [hɔ]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): /x/, [kʰ], [k], [h]

Letter

خ (kho) (no case)

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

Usage notes

• While خ is pronounced as /x/ in Arabic, it has practically merged with native Acehnese's k, h, and kh.

See also

• Arabic script letters: حرف (haraih, harah) (script appendix): 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]

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) (no case)

1. The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, called خَاء (ḵāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح (ḥ) and followed by د (d).

Symbol

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (ḵāʔ)

1. The twenty-fourth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ذ (ḏ).

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search for entries 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, number 1, →DOI, page 74

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (x) (no case)

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

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qʰ/, [qʰ~qχ~χ]

Letter

خ (transliteration needed) (no case)

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

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/, [x]

Letter

خ (no case)

1. The tenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad, written in the Arabic script.

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) (no case)

1. The seventh letter of the Hijazi Arabic alphabet, called خَاء (ḵāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح (ḥāʔ) and followed by د (dāl).

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي ^[edit]

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (kh) (no case)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ (ḵe) (no case)

1. The tenth letter of the Khowar alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by ݯ.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [xɔ]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [x]

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ (no case)

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

See also

• Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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]

Old Ruthenian

Letter

خ • (x̣) (no case) (Middle Belarusian Arabica)

1. A letter of the Old Ruthenian alphabet, written in the Arabic script, alternative form of ح (x).

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, د, ࢮ, ر, ز, ژ, ش, ࢯ, ص, ض, ط, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي (خ, ذ, ڛ, س, ظ, ع, ء) ^[edit]

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

From Classical Persian خ (xē), from Arabic خ (ḵāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ (xe) (no case)

1. The tenth letter of the Pahari-Potwari alphabet, written in the Shahmukhi script; preceded by ح (ḥe) and followed by د (dāl).

Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

1. The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Persian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ / خ‍ / ‍خ‍ / ‍خ • (xe) (no case)

1. The ninth letter of the Persian alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਖ਼ (xa)

Etymology

From Classical Persian خ (xē), from Arabic خ (ḵāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

1. The tenth letter of the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Shahmukhi script; preceded by ح (ḥe) and followed by د (dāl).

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

See also

• Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): 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, ه, ء, ي ^[edit]

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xeː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /x/

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

1. The tenth letter of the Urdu alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ح and followed by د.

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ • (xe) (no case)

1. The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by چ and followed by د.