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

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). Non-standard letters: پ (pāʔ) and ڤ (vāʔ).

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,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ 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 (Iran):

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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.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਗ਼ (ġa)

Pronunciation

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

  (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɣ/, [ɣ̠]

  (rustic) IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

غ • (ġain)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

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 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

• (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 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