sun letter en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Arabic حَرْف شَمْسِيّ (ḥarf šamsiyy).
Meanings
- One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل (al-) to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn). The fourteen sun letters are ت (t), ث (ṯ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ل (l), ن (n). Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun letters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
de Sonnenbuchstabe (sun letter) · ar حُرُوف شَمْسِيَّة (sun letter) · uk сонячна буква (sun letter) · ms huruf syamsiah (sun letter) · uk сонячна літера (sun letter) · kk күн әрпі (sun letter) · ar حَرْف شَمْسِيّ (sun letter) · fr lettre solaire (sun letter) · ru со́лнечная бу́ква (sun letter) · es letra solar (sun letter) · mt konsonanti xemxin (sun letter)