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sun letter

sun letter noun: one of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل (al-) to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn). The fourteen sun letters are ت (t), ث (ṯ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ل (l), ن (n). Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.

Noun

sun letter (plural sun letters)

  1. One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل (al-) to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn). The fourteen sun letters are ت (t), ث (ṯ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ل (l), ن (n). Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.
    Synonyms:
    solar letter
    Antonyms:
    moon letter

sun letter meaning in Arabic and Malay

sun letter in Arabic

sun letter
حُرُوف شَمْسِيَّة ḥurūf šamsiyya, حَرْف شَمْسِيّ ḥarf šamsiyy

sun letter in Malay

sun letter
huruf syamsiah

Synonyms of sun letter

Antonyms

Forms of sun letter

pluralsun letters

Origin of sun letter

Calque of Arabic حَرْف شَمْسِيّ (ḥarf šamsiyy).

Questions about sun letter

What does sun letter mean?
Sun letter means one of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل (al-) to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn). The fourteen sun letters are ت (t), ث (ṯ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ل (l), ن (n). Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.
What is sun letter in Arabic?
Sun letter in Arabic is حُرُوف شَمْسِيَّة (ḥurūf šamsiyya), حَرْف شَمْسِيّ (ḥarf šamsiyy). See Sun letter meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sun letter?
Sun letter is a noun.
What is the plural of sun letter?
The plural of sun letter is sun letters.

Words near sun letter in the dictionary

  1. Sun King
  2. sun kink
  3. sun kinks
  4. sun lamp
  5. sun lamps
  6. sun letter
  7. sun letters
  8. sun line
  9. sun lines
  10. sun lounge
  11. sun lounger

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