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moon letter

moon letter noun: one of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن (al-qurʔān). The fourteen moon letters are: ء (ʔ), ب (b), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), ع (ʕ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), م (m), ه (h), و (w), ي (y).

Noun

moon letter (plural moon letters)

  1. One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن (al-qurʔān). The fourteen moon letters are: ء (ʔ), ب (b), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), ع (ʕ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), م (m), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)
    Synonyms:
    lunar letter
    Antonyms:
    sun letter

moon letter meaning in Arabic and Malay

moon letter in Arabic

moon letter
حُرُوف قَمَرِيَّة ḥurūf qamariyya, حَرْف قَمَرِيّ ḥarf qamariyy

moon letter in Malay

moon letter
huruf kamariah

Synonyms of moon letter

Antonyms

Forms of moon letter

pluralmoon letters

Origin of moon letter

Calque of Arabic حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy).

Questions about moon letter

What does moon letter mean?
Moon letter means one of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن (al-qurʔān). The fourteen moon letters are: ء (ʔ), ب (b), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), ع (ʕ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), م (m), ه (h), و (w), ي (y).
What is moon letter in Arabic?
Moon letter in Arabic is حُرُوف قَمَرِيَّة (ḥurūf qamariyya), حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy). See Moon letter meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is moon letter?
Moon letter is a noun.
What is the plural of moon letter?
The plural of moon letter is moon letters.

Words near moon letter in the dictionary

  1. moon jumping
  2. moon jumps
  3. moon landing
  4. moon landings
  5. moon language
  6. moon letter
  7. moon letters
  8. moon logic
  9. moon madness
  10. moon milk
  11. Moon Mist

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