English Dictionary

sun letter

名詞

(linguistics) 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.

日本語の意味

アラビア語における『sun letter』、すなわち定冠詞「al-」の「l」音が特定の子音（太陽文字）のために同化し、発音上変化を起こす14の文字の総称。これらの文字は本来の発音の中で「l」音を抑制し、重複発音（重子音化）を引き起こす特徴がある。

When learning Arabic pronunciation, students quickly notice that the sun letter causes the l in the definite article to assimilate and geminate the following consonant.

アラビア語の発音を学ぶと、学生は定冠詞の「l」が同化して次の子音が促音化する原因となるアラビア語の太陽字にすぐ気づく。

意味（1）

(linguistics) 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.

sun letters （ plural ）