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Arabic
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʕajn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʕ/
Letter
ع / ع / ع / ع • (ʿayn)
- The eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ظ (ẓ) and followed by غ (ḡ).
- Z, unknown variable.
Symbol
ع / ع / ع / ع • (ʿayn)
- 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
عِ • (ʕi) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَعَى (waʕā)
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 (ʕ), 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
- Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ع
Balti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ/, /ə/, /e/, /o/
Letter
ع (’)
- The thirty-first letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔ/, [ʔ]
Letter
ع (’)
- The thirty-first letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Chinese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə/, [ə]
Letter
ع (e)
- 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.
Egyptian Arabic
Preposition
ع • (ʿa)
- see على
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /əːn/
- (phoneme): /∅/
Letter
ع • (ʿ)
- 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)
Kazakh
| Cyrillic | Ғ, ғ (Ğ, ğ) |
|---|---|
| Arabic | ع |
| Latin |
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʕajn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/
Letter
ع • (ğ)
- 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
- (Arabic script letters) 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.
Khowar
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /æn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /-/
Letter
ع (‘ain)
- 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
Kyrgyz
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʁe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʁ/
Letter
ع • (ğe)
- 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 (ā), 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,
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [(ʔ)aen]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [(ʔ)]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [ʔ]
Letter
ع / ع / ع / ع
- The nineteenth 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]
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)
- 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”).
Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʔain/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʔ/
Letter
ع • (`ain)
- 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
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔajn/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʔajn/
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ajn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʔejn/
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ejn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʔajn/
Audio (Iranian Persian) (file)
Letter
ع / ع / ع / ع • ('ain)
- The twenty-first letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ظ and followed by غ. Its name is عین.
Sindhi
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛːn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɑː/, /oː/, /eː/, /ʔ/, /ʕ/ or silent
Letter
ع (aen)
- 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
South Levantine Arabic
Preposition
عـ • (ʕa-)
- Alternative form of على (ʕala)
Usage notes
- This is a shortened form of على (ʕala), particularly used before the definite article ال (il).
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɛːn/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː/, /oː/, /eː/, /ʕ/ or silent
Letter
ع • ('ain)
- 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
- Next letter: غ