ग़

See also:

ग़ U+095A, ग़
DEVANAGARI LETTER GHHA
Composition: [U+0917] + ◌़ [U+093C]
ख़
[U+0959]
Devanagari ज़
[U+095B]

Translingual

Etymology

Derived from Perso-Arabic letter غ (ġayn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣ/ (the voiced velar fricative as in Arabic غ ())
  • IPA(key): /ɡ/ (proscribed; especially in rural areas)

Letter

ग़ (ġa)

  1. a consonant of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

  • It is not included in the traditional alphabet as it represents a sound borrowed from Persian, but is sometimes alphabetized just after .

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɣə]

Letter

ग़ • (ġa)

  1. The thirty-second consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɣə/, [ɣɐ], /ɡə/, [ɡɐ]

Letter

ग़ • (ġa)

  1. the third nuqta consonant in Hindi

See also