خ
The Arabic letter خ (khāʾ): sound, forms and words
خ, called khāʾ, is letter 7 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: kh, like the ch in Bach. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How خ is written
- خAlone
- خStart
- خMiddle
- خEnd
Arabic words that begin with خ
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- خَمْسَةkhamsa · five A0
- خُبْزkhubz · bread A0
- خَيْرkhayr · good, goodness A0
- خَرَجَkharaja · to go out, to exit A1
- خَامِسkhāmis · fifth A1
- خَبَرkhabar · news, piece of news A2
- خُرُوجkhurūj · exiting, departure A2
- خَطّkhaṭṭ · line; calligraphy A2
- خَيَالkhayāl · imagination; fiction B1
- خَلِيفَةkhalīfa · caliph; successor B1
Questions about خ
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter خ?
- خ (khāʾ) sounds like this: kh, like the ch in Bach.
- Does خ join the next letter?
- Yes. خ joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: خ, خ, خ.
- What number is خ in the Arabic alphabet?
- خ is letter 7 of 28, after ح (ḥāʾ) and before د (dāl).