moon letter

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  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., . The fourteen moon letters are:, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Translations

 * Arabic: حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (plural: حُرُوف قَمَرِيَّة)
 * French: lettre lunaire
 * German: Mondbuchstabe
 * Kazakh: ай әрпі
 * Malay: huruf kamariah
 * Maltese: konsonanti qamrin
 * Russian: лу́нная бу́ква
 * Spanish: letra lunar
 * Ukrainian: місячна літера, місячна буква