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).

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)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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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)