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ج.

jīm

The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called جِيم (jīm) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ح (ḥ).

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characterjīm/d͡ʒiːm/letter, name/d͡ʒ/phoneme[d͡ʒ][ʒ]
  1. The fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called جِيم (jīm) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ث (ṯ) and followed by ح (ḥ).

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Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢄 (l, “gimel”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (l, “gimel”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓌙?). See also Classical Syriac ܓ (l, “gimel”), Hebrew ג (l, “gimel”), Ancient Greek Γ (G), Latin C and Latin G.

symboljīm/d͡ʒiːm/letter, name/d͡ʒ/phoneme[d͡ʒ][ʒ]
  1. The third numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ب (b) and followed by د (d).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢄 (l, “gimel”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (l, “gimel”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓌙?). See also Classical Syriac ܓ (l, “gimel”), Hebrew ג (l, “gimel”), Ancient Greek Γ (G), Latin C and Latin G.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.