غ

Etymology

ع‎ (ʿ) distinguished by a point, written with that sign before the invention of such points (in rasm) because the scribes understood that Arabic /ɣ/ is represented in Nabataean words that are by their lineage related to the Arabic words that have /ɣ/ in them by /ʕ/ written by the Nabataean 𐢗‎ (ʿ), from which the Arabic ع‎ (ʿ) for /ʕ/ descends.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ‎ • (ḡayn)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع‎ (ʿ) and followed by ف‎ (f).

Symbol

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ‎ • (ḡayn)

1. 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 (ʿ), 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
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References

• Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia, volume 49, issue 1, DOI:10.2307/43075525, page 74

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ˈɣeːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɣ/
• (allophones): IPA^(key): [ɣ], [ʁ]

Letter

غ • (ḡēn)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is غين‎ (ḡēn), and is preceded by ع‎ (ʿēn) and followed by ف‎ (fāʾ).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ (ghain)

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

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [ɣaen], [ɣen]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial only) IPA^(key): [ɣ]

Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ‎

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ǧayn)

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

Pronunciation

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Letter

ﻍ / ﻏ / ﻐ / ‍ﻎ • (ghain)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع‎ and followed by ف‎. Its name is غین‎.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ (ƣaen)

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

Alternative forms

• ग़ (ġa)

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ghain)

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ghe)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.