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: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search for entries beginning with غ

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: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي ^[edit]

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 (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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

• Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): 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 ^[edit]
• 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