خ

See also:چ,ح,ج,andAppendix: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 fromح(ḥ),and originally written as such (inrasm) by analogy withNabateantradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /x/ were indiscriminately spelled using𐢊(ḥ).

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/xaːʔ/,/χaːʔ/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/x/,/χ/

Letter

خ/خ‍/‍خ‍/‍خ•(ḵāʔ)

1. The seventh letter of theArabicAlpha bet. Its name isخَاء(ḵāʔ),and is preceded byح(ḥ)and followed byد(d).

Symbol

خ/خ‍/‍خ‍/‍خ•(ḵāʔ)

1. The twenty-fourth letter in traditionalabjadorder, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded byث(ṯ)and followed byذ(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 Alpha bet
• Search for entries beginning withخ

References

• Diem, Werner(1980) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, inOrientalia(in German), volume49,number 1,→DOI,page74

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/x/,[x]

Letter

خ(transliteration needed)

1. The twelfthletterof theBaltiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/qʰ/,[qʰ~qχ~χ]

Letter

خ(transliteration needed)

1. The fourteenthletterof theBurushaskiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/x/,[x]

Letter

خ

1. Thetenthletter of theXiao'erjingabjad.

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 theArabicAlpha bet. Its name isخَاء(ḵāʔ),and is preceded byح(ḥāʔ)and followed byد(dāl).

Forms

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

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ•(kh)

1. The fourteenth letter of the traditional Alpha bet chart ofKashmiri.

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 theKhowarabjad.

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 eighthletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theArabic 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 thePashto Alpha bet.

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 thePerso-Arabic Alpha bet.It is preceded byحand followed byد.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhiletter:ਖ਼(xa)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

خ•(xe)

1. The tenth letter ofPunjabiin theShahmukhiscript.

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 theSindhiabjad.

Forms

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

See also

• (Letters of the Sindhi Alpha bet)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 theUrduabjad.

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 Alpha bet.

Forms

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

See also

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