Gueh
Gueh (ڳ) is an additional letter of the Arabic script,[1] used in Sindhi and Saraiki to represent a voiced velar implosive /ɠ/.[2] It is derived from gāf (گ), with the addition of two dots. It is equivalent to ॻ in Saraiki and Sindhi's Devanagari orthography.
| Saraiki alphabet |
|---|
| آ ا ب ٻ پ ت ٹ ث ج ڄ چ ح خ د ڈ ݙ ذ ر ڑ ز ژ س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ک گ ڳ ل م ن (ں) ݨ و ہ ھ ی ے |
|
Extended Perso-Arabic script |
| Sindhi alphabet |
|---|
| ا ب ٻ ڀ پ ت ٿ ٽ ٺ ث ج ڄ جهہ ڃ چ ڇ ح خ د ڌ ڏ ڊ ڍ ذ ر ڙ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ڦ ق ڪ ک گ ڳ گهہ ڱ ل م ن ڻ و ھ ء ي |
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Extended Perso-Arabic script |
The letter has four forms in total.
| Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyph form: (Help) |
ڳ | ـڳ | ـڳـ | ڳـ |
Related characters
The letter ṅāf (ڱ) is used in Sindhi to represent the velar nasal /ŋ/.
References
- "ڳ | arabic letter gueh (U+06B3) @ Graphemica". graphemica.com.
- "ڳ - Arabic Letter Gueh (U+06B3) symbol, character, sign, icon, html: ڳ - Arabic - Unicode® character table". Unicode-table.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
External links
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