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]

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

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]

Acehnese

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [ɟim]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [ɟ]

Letter

ج (jim)

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

See also

• Arabic script letters: حرف (haraih, harah) (script appendix): 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, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ ^[edit]

Arabic

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢄 (l, “gimel”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (l, “gimel”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓌙?). See also Classical Syriac ܓ (l, “gimel”), Hebrew ג (l, “gimel”), Ancient Greek Γ (G), Latin C and Latin G.

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, Mesopotamia, parts of the Levant, parts of Egypt and in Central Algeria.
  • IPA^(key): [ʒ] in most of the Levant and most of north Africa;
  • IPA^(key): [ɡ] in most of Egypt and west Yemen and parts of Oman (e.g. Muscat dialect);
  • 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].

The letter is also used to represent the /t͡ʃ/ sound, especially by Gulf Arabic speakers.

Letter

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jīm)

1. The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called جِيم (jīm) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ح (ḥ).

Symbol

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jīm)

1. The third numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ب (b) and followed by د (d).

Noun

ج

1. (lexicography) abbreviation of جَمْع (jamʕ, “plural”)
2. abbreviation of جُزْء (juzʔ, “part”)

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search for entries beginning with ج

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/, [d͡ʒ]

Letter

ج (j)

1. The seventh letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʑ/, [dʑ~ʑ]

Letter

ج (j)

1. The ninth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂ/, [ʈ͡ʂ~ɖ͡ʐ]

Letter

ج

1. The seventh letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad, written in the Arabic script.

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic ج (j).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡiːm/, /dʒiːm/, /ʒiːm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /dʒ/, /ʒ/

Letter

ج • (g)

1. The fifth letter of the Egyptian Arabic alphabet, called جيم and written in the Arabic script.

Usage notes

چ (jīm, žīm, gīm bi-talat nuʔaṭ) is a variant of ج (gīm) that is sometimes used to write foreign names and loanwords with the phoneme IPA^(key): /dʒ/, /ʒ/.

See also

• چ (jīm, žīm, gīm bi-talat nuʔaṭ)
• Arabic script letters: حروف (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج • (jīm)

1. The fifth letter of the Hijazi Arabic alphabet, called جِيم and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (ṯāʔ) and followed by ح (ḥāʔ).

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي ^[edit]

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج • (j)

1. The tenth letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث and followed by چ.

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	ج
Cyrillic	Ж, ж
Latin	J, j

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʒim/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ج • (j) (Cyrillic equivalent Ж or ж or (sometimes) Дж or дж)

1. The fifth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ت (t) and followed by چ (č).

See also

• Arabic script letters: әріптер (äripter) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي ^[edit]

Khowar

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج (jīm)

1. The seventh letter of the Khowar alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث and followed by چ.

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج • (je) (Cyrillic equivalent Ж or ж)

1. The eighth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by يو and followed by ز.

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 / جـ / ـجـ / ـج

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

See also

• Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ ^[edit]

Old Ruthenian

Letter

ج • (dž) (Middle Belarusian Arabica)

1. A letter of the Old Ruthenian alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, د, ࢮ, ر, ز, ژ, ش, ࢯ, ص, ض, ط, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي (خ, ذ, ڛ, س, ظ, ع, ء) ^[edit]

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ج (jīm).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (cim)

1. The sixth letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, called جیم (cim) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث and followed by چ.

See also

• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, و, ه, ی, ء ^[edit]

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

From Classical Persian ج (jīm), from Arabic ج (jīm).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː.m/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

Letter

ج (jīm)

1. The seventh letter of the Pahari-Potwari alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (s̱e) and followed by چ (ce).

Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج • (jim)

1. The seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث and followed by ځ.

Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio (Iran):

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Letter

ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jîm)

1. The sixth letter of the Persian alphabet, called جیم and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث and followed by چ.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਜ (jajjā)
• (letter name): جیم (jīm)

Etymology

From Classical Persian ج (jīm), from Arabic ج (jīm).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː.m/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

Letter

ج • (jīm)

1. The seventh letter of the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (s̱e) and followed by چ (ce).

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒ]

Letter

ج (Latin equivalent Dž or dž, Cyrillic equivalent Џ or џ)

1. (Bosnia, obsolete) The seventh letter of the Bosnian Arabic alphabet (Arebica), written in the Arabic script; preceded by د and followed by ݗ.

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج • (jīm) (Devanagari equivalent ज, Khudabadi equivalent 𑋂)

1. The eleventh letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by پ (p) and followed by ڄ (j̄).

See also

• Arabic script letters: اَکَرَ (akhara) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي ^[edit]

Soqotri

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

ج (g)

1. The Soqotri letter g

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 alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث and followed by چ.

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج • (je)

1. The sixth letter of the Uyghur alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ت (t) and followed by چ (ch).

Yoruba

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ج (transliteration needed) (Latin equivalent j)

1. The eleventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by اِ and followed by ك.