غ

See also: ع

غ U+063A, غ
ARABIC LETTER GHAIN
ع
[U+0639]
Arabic ػ
[U+063B]
U+FECD, ﻍ
ARABIC LETTER GHAIN ISOLATED FORM

[U+FECC]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FECE]
U+FECE, ﻎ
ARABIC LETTER GHAIN FINAL FORM

[U+FECD]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FECF]
U+FECF, ﻏ
ARABIC LETTER GHAIN INITIAL FORM

[U+FECE]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FED0]
U+FED0, ﻐ
ARABIC LETTER GHAIN MEDIAL FORM

[U+FECF]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FED1]

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from ع (ʕ), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ɣ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢗 (ʿ).

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣajn/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/

Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ • (ḡayn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ف (f).

Symbol

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ • (ḡayn)

  1. The twenty-eighth and final letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ظ ().

See also

References

  • Diem, Werner (1980) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, number 1, →DOI, page 74

Balti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁ~ɢ/, [ʁ~ɢ]

Letter

غ (transliteration needed)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣ~ʁ/, [ɣ~ʁ]

Letter

غ (ġ)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈɣeːn/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/
  • (allophones): IPA(key): [ɣ], [ʁ]

Letter

غ • (ḡēn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is غين (ḡēn), and is preceded by ع (ʕēn) and followed by ف (fāʔ).

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɡəːn/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/

Letter

غ • (ġ)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ع (ʿ)
  • Next letter: ف (f)

Khowar

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣæn/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/

Letter

غ (ghain)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ع
  • Next letter: ڠ

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [ɣaen], [ɣen]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial only) IPA(key): [ɣ]

Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ

  1. The twentieth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Shortened form of غادي (ḡādi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa/

Particle

غـ • (ḡa)

  1. will (prefix indicating the future tense)

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣajn/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/

Letter

غ • (ǧayn)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ع
  • Next letter: ف

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ğayn
Dari reading? ğayn
Iranian reading? ğeyn
Tajik reading? ġayn
  • (file)

Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ • (ğayn)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع and followed by ف. Its name is غین.

Sindhi

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣɛːn/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/

Letter

غ • (ƣaen)

  1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ع
  • Next letter: ف

Urdu

Pronunciation

Letter

غ • (ġain)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ع
  • Next letter: ف (f)

Uyghur

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ʁe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʁ/

Letter

غ • (ghe)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ش (sh)
  • Next letter: ف (f)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɡí/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/

Letter

غ (g)

  1. The seventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
غـغـغـغـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ف
  • Next letter: ڠ
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