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 fromع(ʕ),and originally written as such (inrasm) by analogy withNabateantradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /ɣ/ were indiscriminately spelled using𐢗(ʿ).

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ/غ‍/‍غ‍/‍غ•(ḡayn)

1. The nineteenth letter of theArabicAlpha bet. It is preceded byع(ʕ)and followed byف(f).

Symbol

غ/غ‍/‍غ‍/‍غ•(ḡayn)

1. The twenty-eighth and final letter in traditionalabjadorder, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded byظ(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 Alpha bet
• Search for entries beginning withغ

References

• Diem, Werner(1980) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, inOrientalia(in German), volume49,number 1,→DOI,page74

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʁ~ɢ/,[ʁ~ɢ]

Letter

غ(transliteration needed)

1. The thirty-secondletterof theBaltiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɣ~ʁ/,[ɣ~ʁ]

Letter

غ(ġ)

1. The thirty-secondletterof theBurushaskiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

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 theArabicAlpha bet. Its name isغين(ḡēn),and is preceded byع(ʕēn)and followed byف(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 Alpha bet chart ofKashmiri.

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 theKhowarabjad.

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 twentiethletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theArabic 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 ofغادي(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 thePashto Alpha bet.

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 thePerso-Arabic Alpha bet.It is preceded byعand followed byف.Its name isغین.

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

غ•(ƣaen)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of theSindhiabjad.

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 theUrduabjad.

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 Alpha bet.

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 theYorubaAlpha bet in theajamiscript.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter:ف
• Next letter:ڠ