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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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Word History and Origins
Origin of moon letter1
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
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