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Arabic
Etymology
From the Nabataean letter 𐢄 ( l , “ gimel ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 ( l , “ gimel ” ) , from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓌙 ?). See also Classical Syriac ܓ ( l , “ gimel ” ) , Hebrew ג ( l , “ gimel ” ) , Ancient Greek Γ ( G ) , Latin C and Latin G .
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒiːm/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒ/
It has many standard pronunciations in Modern Standard Arabic , which can also reflect the pronunciation in national varieties of Arabic :
IPA (key ) : in most of the Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia, parts of the Levant, parts of Egypt and in Central Algeria.
IPA (key ) : in most of the Levant and most of north Africa;
IPA (key ) : in most of Egypt and west Yemen and parts of Oman (e.g. Muscat dialect);
IPA (key ) : in Sudan (with allophones) and south Yemen, and most likely in Classical Arabic.
When reciting the Quran , it is customarily pronounced as .
Letter
ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jīm )
The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is جِيم ( jīm ) , and is preceded by ث ( ṯ ) and followed by ح ( ḥ ) .
Symbol
ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jīm )
The third letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals ). It is preceded by ب ( b ) and followed by د ( d ) .
Noun
ج
( lexicography ) Abbreviation of جَمْع ( jamʕ , “ plural ” ) .
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 )
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Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ج (transliteration needed )
The seventh letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic alphabet
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ج (transliteration needed )
The ninth letter of the Burushaski alphabet
Chinese
Pronunciation
Letter
ج
The seventh letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.
Egyptian Arabic
Pronunciation
Letter
ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (gīm )
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See also
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (jīm )
The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is جِيم ( jīm ) , and is preceded by ث ( ṯāʔ ) and followed by ح ( ḥāʔ ) .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
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 ( ʕēn ) , غ ( ḡēn ) , ف ( fāʔ ) , ق ( gāf ) , ك ( kāf ) , ل ( lām ) , م ( mīm ) , ن ( nūn ) , هـ ( hāʔ ) , و ( wāw ) , ي ( yāʔ )
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒiːm/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒ/
Letter
ج • (j )
The tenth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ث ( s )
Next letter: چ ( c )
Kazakh
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (j )
The fifth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ж or sometimes the digraph Дж .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ت
Next letter: چ
(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
ج (jīm )
The seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ث
Next letter: چ
Kyrgyz
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (je )
The eighth letter of the Kyrgyz in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ж
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: يو
Next letter: ز
Malay
Pronunciation
( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable initial, obsolete ) IPA (key ) : ,
( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) :
Letter
ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج
The fifth 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
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (jim )
The seventh letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ث
Next letter: ځ
Persian
Pronunciation
Letter
ج / جـ / ـجـ / ـج • (jîm )
The sixth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by ث and followed by چ . Its name is جیم .
Punjabi
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (jīm )
The seventh letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ث ( s̱e )
Next letter: چ ( ce )
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Letter
ج
( Bosnia , obsolete ) The seventh letter of the Bosnian Arabic alphabet (Arebica), It is preceded by the letter د (D ) and is followed by the letter ݗ (Đ ). It corresponds to the modern-day Dž (Cyrillic Џ )
Sindhi
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒiːm/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒ/
Letter
ج • (jīm )
The eleventh letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
(Letters of the Sindhi alphabet ) ا , ب , ٻ , ڀ , ت , ٿ , ٽ , ٺ , ث , پ , ج , ڄ , جھ , ڃ , چ , ڇ , ح , خ , د , ڌ , ڏ , ڊ , ڍ , ذ , ر , ڙ , ڙھ , ز , س , ش , ص , ض , ط , ظ , ع , غ , ف , ڦ , ق , ڪ , ک , گ , ڳ , گھ , ڱ , ل , م , ن , ڻ , و , ه , ء , ي
Previous letter: پ
Next letter: ڄ
Urdu
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (jīm )
The seventh letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ث ( s )
Next letter: چ ( c )
Uyghur
Pronunciation
Letter
ج • (je )
The sixth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: ت ( t )
Next letter: چ ( ch )
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
ج (j )
The eleventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script , equivalent to Latin script j .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ج
ـج
ـجـ
جـ
See also
Previous letter: اِ
Next letter: ك