In some loanwords the final vowel is an , or and thus looks like a back vowel, but is phonetically actually a front vowel, and governs vowel harmony accordingly. An example is the word , meaning "hour" or "clock", a loanword from Arabic. Its plural is . This is not truly an exception to vowel harmony itself; rather, it is an exception to the rule that denotes a front vowel.
In some loanwords the final vowel is an , or and thus looks like a back vowel, but is phonetically actually a front vowel, and governs vowel harmony accordingly. An example is the word , meaning "hour" or "clock" a loanword from Arabic. Its plural is . Th,is is not truly an exception to vowel harmony itself; rather, it is an exception to the rule that denotes a front vowel.