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ḡayn

The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ف (f).

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Meaning & usage

characterḡayn/ɣajn/letter, name/ɣ/phoneme
  1. The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ف (f).

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Where this word comes from

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).

symbolḡayn/ɣajn/letter, name/ɣ/phoneme
  1. The twenty-eighth and last numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ظ (ẓ).

Where this word comes from

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).

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