English
wikipedia|Sun letters
Noun
en-noun
- One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article to be assimilated. Actually, the sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + sin = as-sin. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not change the spelling: ARchar|ا�ص��. The fourteen sun letters are:
::ARchar|ت , ARchar|ث , ARchar|د , ARchar|ذ , ARchar|ر , ARchar|ز , ARchar|س , ARchar|ش , ARchar|ص , ARchar|ض , ARchar|ط , ARchar|ظ , ARchar|� , ARchar|�
:The rest of the letters are moon letters, which do not affect the pronunciation of the definite article.
Synonyms
solar letter
Category:Arabic language
ru:sun letter
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