a. pertaining to or pronounced with lips and teeth; n. such sound, as f.labiomancy, n. lip-reading. labionasal, n. & a. (sound) pronounced with lips and nasal passage, as m.labiovelar, n. & a. (sound) pronounced with rounded lips and back of tongue raised, as w.
White was added to the flag to identify Bahrain as a friendly state. Red was the traditional colour of the Kharijite Sect. In 2002 the number of serrations were reduced to five, possibly representing the five pillars of Islam. Effective date: 19 August 1972.