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)

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 • (ʿi) (form I)

second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَعَى‎ (waʿā)

Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

ع • (ʕa)

see على

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

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

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.

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʿalā, “on, about”) by haplology before the article ال‎ (al-). The short form is still commonest before the article but eventually came to be used in all contexts.

Preposition

ع (ʿa)

on; upon; onto
about (a topic)
to (a place)

‏عم نسافر ع بيروت‎
ʿami nsāfir ʿa bayrūt
We’re travelling to Beirut.

Usage notes

In writing, the preposition is usually spelt as an isolated letter, as in the example above. However, it is commonly joined to the article, as in عالبيت (ʿa-l-bayt, “to the house; home”).
The personal forms are built from the stem ʿlay- or ʿalay- as in عليكن‎ (ʿ[a]laykun, “on you”).

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

Persian

Pronunciation

Audio (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

Urdu

Alternative forms

आ (ā)

Pronunciation

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