Learn the Arabic letter khaa with word samples 2023

The letter Khaa’ is one of the dotted lunar letters, and it is an easy letter to write, but difficult to pronounce. Its shape is similar to the letter Haa’, it differs from it only by a point above the head of its shape.

In the distant past, dots were not used in the Arabic language, so the Arabic alphabet Khaa’ was written like the letter Haa’. the letter Khaa’ in the Kurdish language is (X), and in the Scottish and German languages is(CH).

There is no equivalent to the letter Khaa’ in the English language, it is unique, but we will try to simplify it and teach it to pronounce it easily.

Let’s start explaining.

The shapes of the lettre Khaa’ “خ”:

TERMINAL	MIDDLE	INITIAL	ISOLATED
ــخ	ـــخــ	خـ	خ

Examples of words with Khaa’ “خ” :

We will give you some examples to clarify and facilitate the lesson more.

The initial Khaa’ “خ” :

The letter Khaa’ at the beginning of the word is connected to the left side only.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
خاتم	Ring	Khatam
خائن	Traitor	Kha’in
خروف	Sheep	Kharuuf

The middle Kaaa’ “خ” :

The letter Khaa’ is in the middle of the word, connected from both sides together.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
مخبأ	Cache	Makhba’
مختبر	Laboratory	Mukhtabar
بخيل	Stingy	Bakheel

The terminal Khaa’ “خ” :

The letter Khaa’ is at the end of the word, connected from the right side only.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
مخ	Brain	Mukh
بطيخ	Watermelon	Bateekh
مريخ	Mars	Mireekh

•Note :

The letter Khaa’ at the end of the word can be separate from the rest of the letters in the word.

•Examples :

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
صراخ	Shouting	Ssurakh
فراخ	Chicks	Firaakh
كوخ	Hut	Kuukh

How to pronounce Khaa’ “خ” :

When pronouncing the letter Khaa’, its sound is carried out so as not to obstruct the output of its voice. The vocal cords must vibrate weakly, and the flow of the sound accompanies the flow of the breath to be whispered. The sound of the letter Khaa’ must be luxurious and open, and thus we conclude that the sound of the letter Khaa’ is soft and whispered and its sound comes out from the lowest of the throat.

The pronunciation of the letter Khaa’ is [χ] in the Arabic language.

The letter Khaa’ has 3 different types of sound:

Khaa’ with the harakat(الحركات):

The letter Khaa’ with fathaخَ”فتحة” :

There is no letter in the English language that represents the letter Khaa’ in the Arabic language, but in writing, we write it “Kh“.But we will provide you with examples in Arabic with their translation and their pronunciation to clarify the idea more.

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
خَباز	Baker	Khabaaz
خَياط	Tailor	Khayaatt
خَريطة	Map	Kharitta

Thus, it becomes clear to us that the letter Khaa’ with the fatha is written in this way in the English language “Kha“.

The lettre Khaa’ with damma خُ”ضمة”:

Let’s see some examples about Khaa’ and damma:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
خُبز	Bread	khubz
خُضار	Vegetable	KhuDhar
خُروج	Exit	Khuruj

The letter Khaa’ with the damma is written in this way in the English language “Khu“.

The lettre Khaa’ with kasra خِ”كسرة “:

Let’s see some examples about Khaa’ and kasra:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
خِزانة	Treasury	Khizana
خِدمة	Service	Khidma
خِيانة	Betrayal	Khiyana

The letter Khaa’ with the kasra is written in this way in the English language “Khi“.

The lettre Khaa’ with sukoon خْ”سكون”:

Let’s see some examples about Khaa’ and sukoon:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
فخْر	Pride	Fakhr
نخْلة	Palm	Nakhla
صخْرة	Rock	Sakhra

The letter Khaa’ with the sukoon is written just like that in the English language “Kh“.

It is true that the letter khaa’ is a little complicated, and this is because it is not found in all the languages ​​of the world. They exaggerate it unnecessarily, you just have to focus a little and for any question, we are here to ask us and we will answer it personally, good luck.