moon letter

English

Etymology

Calque of Arabic حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy).

Noun

moon letter (plural moon letters)

(linguistics) 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

Translations

moon letter

Arabic: حَرْف قَمَرِيّ m (ḥarf qamariyy) (plural: حُرُوف قَمَرِيَّة m pl (ḥurūf qamariyya))
French: lettre lunaire f
German: Mondbuchstabe m
Kazakh: ай әрпі (ai ärpı)
Malay: huruf kamariah
Maltese: konsonanti qamrin
Russian: лу́нная бу́ква f (lúnnaja búkva)
Spanish: letra lunar f
Ukrainian: місячна літера f (misjačna litera), місячна буква (misjačna bukva)

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