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Why does it seem the letter خ is the only consonant that precedes an unpronounced و in Persian?
In Persian I know 10 letters that in them, خ precedes an unpronounced و:
خواب (khab) which means sleep.
خواجه (khajeh) which means eunuch.
خوار (khar) which means humiliated.
خوارَزم (kharazm) which ...
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How did خشاب become the Persian word for magazine?
In Iran magazine (in a gun) is called خشاب (kheshab). I tried to find a relation to another language but I failed.
The only thing I found is that خشب (khashb) means wood in Arabic.
In Arabic magazine ...
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