"lunar letter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lunar letters [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Arabic حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ar|حَرْف قَمَرِيّ}} Calque of Arabic حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lunar letter (plural lunar letters)
  1. Synonym of moon letter Wikipedia link: Moon letters Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: moon letter [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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