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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
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 ( 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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References
Diem, Werner (1980 ) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49 , number 1, →DOI , page 74
Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
غ (transliteration needed )
The thirty-second letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
غ (ġ )
The thirty-second letter of the Burushaski alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ḡēn )
The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is غين ( ḡēn ) , and is preceded by ع ( ʕēn ) and followed by ف ( fāʔ ) .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ġ )
The thirtieth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ع ( ʿ )
Next letter: ف ( f )
Khowar
Pronunciation
Letter
غ (ghain )
The thirty-second letter of the Khowar abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ع
Next letter: ڠ
Malay
Pronunciation
( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) : ,
( Phoneme, Syllable initial only ) IPA (key ) :
Letter
غ / غ / غ / غ
The twentieth 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
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Shortened form of غادي ( ḡādi ) .
Pronunciation
Particle
غـ • (ḡa )
will ( prefix indicating the future tense )
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ǧayn )
The twenty-ninth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ع
Next letter: ف
Persian
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
ğayn
Dari reading?
ğayn
Iranian reading?
ğeyn
Tajik reading?
ġayn
Letter
غ / غ / غ / غ • (ğayn )
The twenty-second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by ع and followed by ف . Its name is غین .
Punjabi
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ġain )
The twenty-fifth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ع ( ʿain )
Next letter: ف ( fe )
Sindhi
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ƣaen )
The thirty-sixth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
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 , ھ , ء , ي
Previous letter: ع
Next letter: ف
Urdu
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ġain )
The twenty-fifth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ع
Next letter: ف ( f )
Uyghur
Pronunciation
Letter
غ • (ghe )
The fifteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ش ( sh )
Next letter: ف ( f )
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
غ (g )
The seventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
غ
ـغ
ـغـ
غـ
See also
Previous letter: ف
Next letter: ڠ