moon letter

moon letter
One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., = al-Qur’an. The fourteen moon letters are: :: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Syn: lunar letter

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