Ghayn
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.
← Ẓāʾ Ghayn | |
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| Arabic | غ |
| Phonemic representation | ɣ, ʁ |
| Position in alphabet | 28 |
| Numerical value | 1000 |
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| Ghayn | |||
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| Writing system | Arabic script | ||
| Type | Abjad | ||
| Language of origin | Arabic language | ||
| Phonetic usage | ɣ, ʁ | ||
| Alphabetical position | 19 Numerical value: 1000 | ||
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| Associated numbers | 1000 | ||
| Writing direction | Right-to-left | ||
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Ghayn is written in several ways depending on its position in the word:
| Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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| Glyph form: (Help) |
غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ |
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