ج

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

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).

Noun

ج

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

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (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
• Next letter: ز

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒem]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ], [t͡ʃ]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃ]

Letter

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج

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

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ گ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ہ,‎ ھ,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ی,‎ ے,‎ 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 / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (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

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːm/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) 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 (s)
• Next letter: چ (c)

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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)