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ح.

ḥāʔ

The sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called حَاء (ḥāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ج (j) and followed by خ (ḵ).

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Meaning & usage

characterḥāʔ/ħaːʔ/letter, name/ħ/phoneme[ʜ]
  1. The sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called حَاء (ḥāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ج (j) and followed by خ (ḵ).

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Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢊 (l, “heth”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤇 (l, “heth”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓎛. See also Classical Syriac ܚ (l, “heth”), Hebrew ח (l, “chet”), Ancient Greek Η (Ē), Latin H.

symbolḥāʔ/ħaːʔ/letter, name/ħ/phoneme[ʜ]
  1. The eighth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ز (z) and followed by ط (ṭ).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢊 (l, “heth”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤇 (l, “heth”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓎛. See also Classical Syriac ܚ (l, “heth”), Hebrew ח (l, “chet”), Ancient Greek Η (Ē), Latin H.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.