غ

Meaning

Character

The nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ف (f).

Symbol

The twenty-eighth and final letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ظ (ẓ).

Concepts

A

🅰️

Aug.

gram

gramme

g

gm

Ghain

Synonyms

أ

آ

آ

آ

أ

آ

آ

جِرَام

غرَام

جِرام

غرام

Translations

A

A

grama

A

A

g

Α

AG

A

A

g

A

a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣajn/

Etymology

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).