Etymology [ edit ] Derived from ح ( ḥ ) , and originally written as such (in rasm Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /x/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢊 ( ḥ ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /xaːʔ/ , /χaːʔ/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /x/ , /χ/ خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ )
The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء ( ḵāʔ ) , and is preceded by ح ( ḥ ) and followed by د ( d ) . خ / خ / خ / خ • (ḵāʔ )
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 [ edit ] (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 Search for entries beginning with خ References [ edit ] Diem, Werner (1980 ) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49 , number 1, →DOI 74 Pronunciation [ edit ] خ (transliteration needed
The twelfth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script Burushaski [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] خ (transliteration needed
The fourteenth letter of the Burushaski alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script Chinese [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] خ
The tenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad. Usage notes [ edit ] This letter is used before the finals -u, -ua, -uai, -uan, -uang, -ui, -un, -uo. Hijazi Arabic [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /ˈxaːʔ/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /x/ ( allophones ) : IPA (key ) : [x] , [χ] خ • (ḵāʔ )
The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء ( ḵāʔ ) , and is preceded by ح ( ḥāʔ ) and followed by د ( dāl ) .
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Kashmiri [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /kʰaj/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /kʰ/ , /x/ خ • (kh )
The fourteenth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ح ( h )
Next letter: د ( d ) Pronunciation [ edit ] خ (ḵe )
The tenth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ح
Next letter: ݯ Pronunciation [ edit ] خ / خ / خ / خ
The eighth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Arabic script . See also [ edit ] (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 ] Pronunciation [ edit ] خ • (xe )
The twelfth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
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Next letter: د Persian [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] خ / خ / خ / خ • (xe )
The ninth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by ح د Pronunciation [ edit ] خ • (xe )
The eighteenth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ح
Next letter: د Pronunciation [ edit ] خ • (xe )
The tenth letter of the Urdu abjad.
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: ح ( h )
Next letter: د ( d ) Pronunciation [ edit ] خ • (xe )
The eighth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
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See also [ edit ] Previous letter: چ ( ch )
Next letter: د ( d ) 
