ج

See also: چ‎, ح‎, خ‎, and Appendix:Variations of "g"

ج U+062C, ج ARABIC LETTER JEEM ← ث [U+062B] Arabic ح → [U+062D]

ﺝ U+FE9D, ﺝ ARABIC LETTER JEEM ISOLATED FORM ← ﺜ [U+FE9C] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺞ → [U+FE9E]

ﺞ U+FE9E, ﺞ ARABIC LETTER JEEM FINAL FORM ← ﺝ [U+FE9D] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺟ → [U+FE9F]

ﺟ U+FE9F, ﺟ ARABIC LETTER JEEM INITIAL FORM ← ﺞ [U+FE9E] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺠ → [U+FEA0]

ﺠ U+FEA0, ﺠ ARABIC LETTER JEEM MEDIAL FORM ← ﺟ [U+FE9F] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺡ → [U+FEA1]

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

• It has many standard pronunciations in Modern Standard Arabic, which can also reflect the pronunciation in national varieties of Arabic:
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ] in most of the Arabian Peninsula and in Algeria. Also in west Asia where it can be reduced to [ʒ];
  • IPA^(key): [ʒ] in most of the Levant and most of north Africa;
  • IPA^(key): [ɡ] in Egypt and west Yemen;
  • IPA^(key): [ɟ] in Sudan (with allophones) and south Yemen, and most likely in Classical Arabic.

When reciting the Quran, it is customarily pronounced as [d͡ʒ].

Letter

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج‎ • (jīm)

1. The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is جِيم‎ (jīm), and is preceded by ث‎ (ṯ) and followed by ح‎ (ḥ).

Symbol

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج‎ • (jīm)

1. The third letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ب‎ (b) and followed by د‎ (d).

Abbreviation

ج

1. (lexicography) Abbreviation of جَمْع‎ (jamʿ, “plural”).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ā), ب‎ (b), ت‎ (t), ث‎ (ṯ), ج (j), ح‎ (ḥ), خ‎ (ḵ), د‎ (d), ذ‎ (ḏ), ر‎ (r), ز‎ (z), س‎ (s), ش‎ (š), ص‎ (ṣ), ض‎ (ḍ), ط‎ (ṭ), ظ‎ (ẓ), ع‎ (ʿ), غ‎ (ḡ), ف‎ (f), ق‎ (q), ك‎ (k), ل‎ (l), م‎ (m), ن‎ (n), ه‎ (h), و‎ (w), ي‎ (y)
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Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡiːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

ﺝ / ﺟ‍ / ﺠ / ‍ﺞ‎ • (gīm)

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See also

• چ

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Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/
• (allophones): IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ], [ʒ]

Letter

ج • (jīm)

1. The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is جِيم‎ (jīm), and is preceded by ث‎ (ṯ) and followed by ح‎ (ḥ).

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒim/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

Letter

ج (jīm)

1. The seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

See also

• Previous letter: ث‎
• Next letter: چ‎

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Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dʒe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /dʒ/

Letter

ج • (je)

1. The eighth letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ж

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

See also

• Previous letter: يو‎ (يو)
• Next letter: ز‎ (ز)

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒem]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial, obsolete) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ], [t͡ʃ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃ]

Letter

ﺝ / ﺟ‍ / ﺠ / ‍ﺞ‎

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

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف‎; ا‎,‎ ب‎,‎ ت‎,‎ ث‎,‎ ج‎,‎ چ‎,‎ ح‎,‎ خ‎,‎ د‎,‎ ذ‎,‎ ر‎,‎ ز‎,‎ س‎,‎ ش‎,‎ ص‎,‎ ض‎,‎ ط‎,‎ ظ‎,‎ ع‎,‎ غ‎,‎ ڠ‎,‎ ف‎,‎ ڤ‎,‎ ق‎,‎ ک‎,‎ ݢ‎,‎ ل‎,‎ م‎,‎ ن‎,‎ و‎,‎ ۏ‎,‎ ه‎,‎ ء‎,‎ ي‎,‎ ى‎,‎ ڽ‎ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dʒim/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /dʒ/

Letter

ج • (jim)

1. The seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

See also

• Previous letter: ث‎
• Next letter: ځ‎

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ﺝ / ﺟ‍ / ﺠ / ‍ﺞ • (jīm)

1. The sixth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ث‎ and followed by چ‎. Its name is جیم‎.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɟiːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɟ/

Letter

ج (jīm)

1. The eleventh letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

See also

• Previous letter: پ‎
• Next letter: ڄ‎

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Urdu

Alternative forms

• ज (ja)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒim/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

Letter

ج • (jīm)

1. The seventh letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

See also

• Previous letter: ث‎
• Next letter: چ‎

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

Letter

ج • (je)

1. The sixth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ج	ـج	ـجـ	جـ

See also

• Previous letter: ت‎ (t)
• Next letter: چ‎ (ch)