غ

See also: ع

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 (ẓ).

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)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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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

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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 (ʿēn) and followed by ف (fāʾ).

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

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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 form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

• Previous letter: ع
• Next letter: ڠ

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɣaen], [ɣen]
• IPA^(key): [ɣ]

Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ

1. The twentieth 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): /ɣajn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɣ/

Letter

غ • (ǧayn)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

• Previous letter: ع
• Next letter: ف

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ • (ghain)

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

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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 form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

• Previous letter: ع
• Next letter: ف

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Urdu

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ġain)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

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

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ghe)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

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