moon letter
noun Arabic Grammar.
any letter, as bā or mīm, representing a consonant that does not assimilate the l of a prefixed definite article.
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transliterate
Compare sun letter.
Origin of moon letter
translation of Arabic al-ḥuruf al-qamorīyah, so called from the use of al-qamar (the moon) to illustrate nonassimilation of l in al the
Words nearby moon letter
moon dog, moon face, moon gate, moon jellyfish, moon knife, moon letter, moon pillar, moon pool, moon rat, moon shell, moon-blind
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