Ghayn
Nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Arabic letter. For the Cyrillic letter, see Ghayn (Cyrillic).
The Arabic letter غ (Arabic: غَيْنْ, ghayn or ġayn) is the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, one of the six letters not in the twenty-two akin to the Phoenician alphabet (the others being thāʼ, khāʼ, dhāl, ḍād, ẓāʼ). It represents the sound /ɣ/ or /ʁ/. In name and shape, it is a variant of ʻayn (ع). Its numerical value is 1000 (see Abjad numerals). In the Persian language, it represents [ɣ]~[ɢ] and is the twenty-second letter in the new Persian alphabet.
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Ghayn | |
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Arabic | غ |
Phonemic representation | ɣ, ʁ |
Position in alphabet | 28 |
Numerical value | 1000 |
Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician |
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Quick Facts Usage, Writing system ...
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Writing system | Arabic script | ||
Type | Abjad | ||
Language of origin | Arabic language | ||
Sound values | ɣ, ʁ | ||
Alphabetical position | 19 Numerical value: 1000 | ||
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Associated numbers | 1000 | ||
Writing direction | Right-to-left | ||
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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Ghayn is written in several ways depending on its position in the word:
More information Position in word, Isolated ...
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: (Help) |
غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
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