غ
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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)
- The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ف (f).
Symbol
غ / غ / غ / غ • (ḡayn)
- 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 (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: غ
References
- Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, issue 1, DOI:, page 74
Balti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁ~ɢ/, [ʁ~ɢ]
Letter
غ (ğ)
- The thirty-second letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣ~ʁ/, [ɣ~ʁ]
Letter
غ (ġ)
- The thirty-second letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈɣeːn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/
- (allophones): IPA(key): [ɣ], [ʁ]
Letter
غ • (ḡēn)
- 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 |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɡəːn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/
Letter
غ • (ġ)
- The thirtieth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ع (ʿ)
- Next letter: ف (f)
Khowar
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣæn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/
Letter
غ (ghain)
- The thirty-second letter of the Khowar abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ع
- Next letter: ڠ
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [ɣaen], [ɣen]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial only) IPA(key): [ɣ]
Letter
غ / غ / غ / غ
- The twentieth 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]
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Shortened form of غادي (ḡādi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣa/
Particle
غـ • (ḡa)
- will (prefix indicating the future tense)
Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣajn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/
Letter
غ • (ǧayn)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ع
- Next letter: ف
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɣajn/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɣajn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɢejn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɣajn/
Audio (Iranian Persian) (file)
Letter
غ / غ / غ / غ • (ğain)
- The twenty-second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع and followed by ف. Its name is غین.
Sindhi
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɣɛːn/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɣ/
Letter
غ (ƣaen)
- The thirty-sixth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ع
- Next letter: ف
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɣɛːn/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɣ/
Letter
غ • (ġain)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ع
- Next letter: ف
Uyghur
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʁe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʁ/
Letter
غ • (ghe)
- The fifteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ش (sh)
- Next letter: ف (f)
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɡí/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/
Letter
غ (g)
- The seventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
---|---|---|---|
غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
See also
- Previous letter: ف
- Next letter: ڠ