ع

See also: غ

ع U+0639, ع ARABIC LETTER AIN ← ظ [U+0638] Arabic غ → [U+063A]

ﻉ U+FEC9, ﻉ ARABIC LETTER AIN ISOLATED FORM ← ﻈ [U+FEC8] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻊ → [U+FECA]

ﻊ U+FECA, ﻊ ARABIC LETTER AIN FINAL FORM ← ﻉ [U+FEC9] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻋ → [U+FECB]

ﻋ U+FECB, ﻋ ARABIC LETTER AIN INITIAL FORM ← ﻊ [U+FECA] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻌ → [U+FECC]

ﻌ U+FECC, ﻌ ARABIC LETTER AIN MEDIAL FORM ← ﻋ [U+FECB] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻍ → [U+FECD]

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʕajn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʕ/

Letter

ع / ع‍ / ‍ع‍ / ‍ع • (ʿayn)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ظ (ẓ) and followed by غ (ḡ).
2. Z, unknown variable.

Symbol

ع / ع‍ / ‍ع‍ / ‍ع • (ʿayn)

1. The sixteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by س (s) and followed by ف (f).

Verb

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَعَى (waʕā)

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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Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/, [ə]

Letter

ع (e)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad

Usage notes

• This letter is a vowel when representing Chinese but considered a consonant when representing Arabic and Persian loans.

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Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

ع • (ʿa)

1. see على

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Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /əːn/
• (phoneme): /∅/

Letter

ع • (ʿ)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• Previous letter: ظ (z)
• Next letter: غ (ġ)

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ع
Cyrillic	Ғ, ғ
Latin	Ğ, ğ
Yañalif	Ƣ, ƣ

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʕajn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɣ/

Letter

ع • (ğ)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ғ.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• Previous letter: ش
• Next letter: ف

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /æn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /-/

Letter

ع (‘ain)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• Previous letter: ظ
• Next letter: غ

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Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ع • (ğe)

1. The four point second letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ґ

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ﻥ, ﺕ, ﺝ, ﭺ, ﺡ, ﻑ, ﻕ, ﻉ, ك, گ, ڭ, ﻝ, ﻡ, و, ۅ, ۉ, ﯗ, ﯞ, ﺱ, ﺵ, ﺩ, ﺭ, ﺯ, ﻩ, ﻯ, ﯗﺀ, ﻰﺋ, ﻲ, ﻯ, ء, يۋ, ﻻ,

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(ʔ)aen]
• IPA^(key): [(ʔ)]
• IPA^(key): [ʔ]

Letter

ع / ع‍ / ‍ع‍ / ‍ع

1. The nineteenth 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,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

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North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• على (ʿala) (less common, but not rare, except before the article)

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā, “on, about”) by haplology before the article ال (al-).

Preposition

ع • (transliteration needed)

1. Alternative form of عَلَى (ʿala)

Usage notes

• Common or predominant in all contexts, especially before the definite article.
• In writing, the preposition is usually spelt as an isolated letter. However, it is commonly joined to the article, as in عالبيت (ʿa-l-bayt, “to the house; home”).

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʔain/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ع • (`ain)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• Previous letter: ظ
• Next letter: غ

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Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Letter

ع / ع‍ / ‍ع‍ / ‍ع • ('ain)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ظ and followed by غ. Its name is عین.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɑː/, /oː/, /eː/, /ʔ/, /ʕ/ or silent

Letter

ع • (aen)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• Previous letter: ظ
• Next letter: غ

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South Levantine Arabic

Preposition

عـ • (ʕa-)

1. Alternative form of على (ʕala)

Usage notes

• This is a shortened form of على (ʕala), particularly used before the definite article ال (il).

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɛːn/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː/, /oː/, /eː/, /ʔ/, /ʕ/ or silent

Letter

ع • ('ain)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ع	ـع	ـعـ	عـ

See also

• Previous letter: ظ (z)
• Next letter: غ (ġ)