moon letter
noun
: an Arabic consonant to which the l of a preceding definite article al is not assimilated in pronunciation
called also lunar letter
—opposed to sun letter
Word History
Etymology
translation of Arabic alhurūf alqamarīyah; from the fact that the l of the Arabic definite article al is not assimilated to the initial q of qamar moon, used as a type word
- mucilage
- mucilage cell
- mucilages
- mucilaginous
- mucilaginously
- mucin
- mucinous
- mucins
- muck
- muck (about or around)
- muck (out)
- muck about
- muck about or around
- muck about with
- muck about/around
- muck about/around with
- muck around
- muck around with
- muck farmer
- muck grower
- muck in
- muck out
- muck rolls
- muck soil
- muck up