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ع.

ʕayn

The eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ظ (ẓ) and followed by غ (ḡ).

1 characterالعربية language

Meaning & usage

characterʕayn/ʕajn/letter, name/ʕ/phoneme[ʢ]
  1. The eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ظ (ẓ) and followed by غ (ḡ).

    letter
  2. Z, unknown variable.

    letter
Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢗 (ʿ, “ʿayn”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤏 (ʿ, “ʿayn”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁹. See also Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿ, “ʿe”), Hebrew ע (ʿ, “ʿayin”), Ancient Greek Ο (O), Latin O.

symbolʕayn/ʕajn/letter, name/ʕ/phoneme[ʢ]
  1. The sixteenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by س (s) and followed by ف (f).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢗 (ʿ, “ʿayn”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤏 (ʿ, “ʿayn”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁹. See also Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿ, “ʿe”), Hebrew ע (ʿ, “ʿayin”), Ancient Greek Ο (O), Latin O.

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