خ

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Character

The seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is خَاء (ḵāʔ), and is preceded by ح (ḥ) and followed by د (d).

Symbol

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).

Werger

P

dj

D

Π

J

G

D

Q

J

T

Ḫā’

Th.

j

Khā

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/xaːʔ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Derived from ح (ḥ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /x/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢊 (ḥ).