Meanings
plural moon letters
- human sciencesOne 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne 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)
Origin
- Arabicحَرْف قَمَرِيّ
- Englishmoon letter
Calque of Arabic حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حُرُوف قَمَرِيَّة, حَرْف قَمَرِيّ
- حُرُوف قَمَرِيَّة (ḥurūf qamariyya)moon letter
- حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy)moon letter
French lettre lunaire
- lettre lunairemoon letter
German Mondbuchstabe
- Mondbuchstabemoon letter
Malay huruf kamariah
- huruf kamariahmoon letter
Russian лу́нная бу́ква
- лу́нная бу́ква (lúnnaja búkva)moon letter
Spanish letra lunar
- letra lunarmoon letter
Ukrainian місячна літера, місячна буква
- місячна літера (misjačna litera)moon letter
- місячна буква (misjačna bukva)moon letter
Cite this entry
moon letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon%20letter
“moon letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moon letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon%20letter.
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