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sun letters

sun letters is the plural of sun letter.

Meaning of sun letter

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

Questions about sun letters

What is sun letters the plural of?
Sun letters is the plural of sun letter.

Words near sun letters in the dictionary

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

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