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Ng | |
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ڭ ݣ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Arabic script |
Type | Abjad |
Language of origin | Ottoman Turkish |
Sound values | [ ŋ] |
In Unicode | U+0763, U+06AD |
History | |
Development | |
Sisters | |
Other | |
Writing direction | Right-to-left |
Arabic alphabet |
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Arabic script |
Ng or Naf ( ݣ or ڭ) is an additional letter of the Arabic script, derived from kāf (ك ک) with the addition of three dots above the letter. The letter was used in Ottoman Turkish to represent a velar / ŋ/ and is still used for / ŋ/ when writing Turkic languages.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ݣ | ـݣ | ـݣـ | ݣـ |
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ڭ | ـڭ | ـڭـ | ڭـ |
In Ottoman Turkish, it represented the velar / ŋ/. An example is the word däŋiz (دݣز, 'sea'). The letter is used or has been used to write / ŋ/ in:
It is also used in Moroccan Arabic for / ɡ/.
The Xiao'erjing script variant ݣ is used to spell / ŋ/ in Sinitic languages such as Mandarin (especially the Lanyin, Zhongyuan and Northeastern dialects) and the Dungan language.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ڠ | ـڠ | ـڠـ | ڠـ |
This letter, derived from ghayn (غ), is used to represent / ŋ/ in:
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ݝ | ـݝ | ـݝـ | ݝـ |
This letter is also derived from ghayn. Called ngōn (IPA: [ŋɔːn]), it is used in the Wolofal alphabet to represent / ŋ/ in the Wolof language. [2] [3] Two variants of kāf were also used: ڭ as in Turkic, and ݤ below.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ݤ | ـݤ | ـݤـ | ݤـ |
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ڱ | ـڱ | ـڱـ | ڱـ |
Derived from the Perso-Arabic gāf ( گ) and called ngāf [ŋäːf], is used in Sindhi for / ŋ/ when written in the Arabic script.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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Glyph form: ( Help) |
ࢳ | ـࢳ | ـࢳـ | ࢳـ |
This letter is also derived from ghayn, with three dots inside the descender, to represent / ŋ/ in the Arwi script used for Tamil.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2009) |
Ng | |
---|---|
ڭ ݣ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Arabic script |
Type | Abjad |
Language of origin | Ottoman Turkish |
Sound values | [ ŋ] |
In Unicode | U+0763, U+06AD |
History | |
Development | |
Sisters | |
Other | |
Writing direction | Right-to-left |
Arabic alphabet |
---|
Arabic script |
Ng or Naf ( ݣ or ڭ) is an additional letter of the Arabic script, derived from kāf (ك ک) with the addition of three dots above the letter. The letter was used in Ottoman Turkish to represent a velar / ŋ/ and is still used for / ŋ/ when writing Turkic languages.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ݣ | ـݣ | ـݣـ | ݣـ |
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ڭ | ـڭ | ـڭـ | ڭـ |
In Ottoman Turkish, it represented the velar / ŋ/. An example is the word däŋiz (دݣز, 'sea'). The letter is used or has been used to write / ŋ/ in:
It is also used in Moroccan Arabic for / ɡ/.
The Xiao'erjing script variant ݣ is used to spell / ŋ/ in Sinitic languages such as Mandarin (especially the Lanyin, Zhongyuan and Northeastern dialects) and the Dungan language.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ڠ | ـڠ | ـڠـ | ڠـ |
This letter, derived from ghayn (غ), is used to represent / ŋ/ in:
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ݝ | ـݝ | ـݝـ | ݝـ |
This letter is also derived from ghayn. Called ngōn (IPA: [ŋɔːn]), it is used in the Wolofal alphabet to represent / ŋ/ in the Wolof language. [2] [3] Two variants of kāf were also used: ڭ as in Turkic, and ݤ below.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ݤ | ـݤ | ـݤـ | ݤـ |
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ڱ | ـڱ | ـڱـ | ڱـ |
Derived from the Perso-Arabic gāf ( گ) and called ngāf [ŋäːf], is used in Sindhi for / ŋ/ when written in the Arabic script.
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ࢳ | ـࢳ | ـࢳـ | ࢳـ |
This letter is also derived from ghayn, with three dots inside the descender, to represent / ŋ/ in the Arwi script used for Tamil.