غ

See also: ع

غ U+063A, غ ARABIC LETTER GHAIN ← ع [U+0639] Arabic ػ → [U+063B]

ﻍ U+FECD, ﻍ ARABIC LETTER GHAIN ISOLATED FORM ← ﻌ [U+FECC] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻎ → [U+FECE]

ﻎ U+FECE, ﻎ ARABIC LETTER GHAIN FINAL FORM ← ﻍ [U+FECD] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻏ → [U+FECF]

ﻏ U+FECF, ﻏ ARABIC LETTER GHAIN INITIAL FORM ← ﻎ [U+FECE] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻐ → [U+FED0]

ﻐ U+FED0, ﻐ ARABIC LETTER GHAIN MEDIAL FORM ← ﻏ [U+FECF] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻑ → [U+FED1]

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)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع (ʕ) 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 (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)
• 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 (in German), volume 49, number 1, →DOI, page 74

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁ~ɢ/, [ʁ~ɢ]

Letter

غ (transliteration needed)

1. 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)

1. 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)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡəːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

غ • (ġ)

1. The thirtieth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

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

Letter

غ (ghain)

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

Forms

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): [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.

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,‎ گ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ہ,‎ ھ,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ی,‎ ے,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Shortened form of غادي (ḡādi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa/

Particle

غـ • (ḡa)

2. will (prefix indicating the future tense)

Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ǧayn)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

• Previous letter: ع
• Next letter: ف

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣajn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäjn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäjn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣäjn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣäjn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qejn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁäjn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğayn
Dari reading?	ğayn
Iranian reading?	ğeyn
Tajik reading?	ġayn

• Audio (Iranian Persian)

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Letter

غ / غ‍ / ‍غ‍ / ‍غ • (ğayn)

1. 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)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
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)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
غ	ـغ	ـغـ	غـ

See also

• Previous letter: ع
• Next letter: ف (f)

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ • (ghe)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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 name): IPA^(key): /ɡí/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

غ (g)

1. 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