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One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ??n = a?-??n. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling: {{Arab|??????}}. The fourteen sun letters are:
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sun letter
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