Ghayn (Cyrillic)

The Cyrillic letter Ge stroke (Ғ ғ) Italics: Ғ ғ is a Г with a horizontal stroke. It is used in Kazakh and Uzbek where it represents a voiced uvular fricative /ʁ/. Despite having a similar shape, it is not related to the F of the Latin alphabet. In Kazakh, this letter may also represent the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/. In the Uzbek Latin Alphabet, this letter corresponds to .

Cyrillic letter Ghayn
The Cyrillic script
Slavic letters
АА́А̀А̂А̄ӒБВ
ГҐДЂЃЕЕ́Ѐ
Е̂Е̄ЁЄЄ́ЖЗЗ́
ЅИІІ́ЇИ́ЍИ̂
ӢЙЈКЛЉМН
ЊОО́О̀О̂ŌӦП
РСС́ТЋЌУУ́
У̀У̂ӮЎӰФХЦ
ЧЏШЩЪЪ̀ЫЫ́
ЬѢЭЭ́ЮЮ́Ю̀Я
Я́Я̀
Non-Slavic letters
ӐА̊А̃Ӓ̄ӔӘӘ́Ә̀
Ә̃ӚӘ̄В̌ҒГ̑Г̣Г̌
Г̂Г̆Г̈ҔӺҒ̌ӶД́
Д̌Д̈Д̣Д̆ӖЕ̃Ё̄Є̈
ҖӜӁЖ̣ҘӞЗ̌З̣
З̆ԐԐ́Ԑ̈ӠИ̃ӤҊ
І̄́ҚӃҠҞҜК̣Ԛ
Л́ӅԮԒЛ̈ӍН́
Н̃ӉҢԨӇҤО̆О̃
Ӧ̄ӨӨ̄Ө́Ө̆ӪҨԤ
П̈Р̌ҎС̌ҪС̣Т́Т̈
Т̌Т̇Т̣ҬТЬУ̃ӲУ̊
Ӱ̄ҮҮ́Ү̈ҰХ̣Х̱Х̮
Х̑Х̌ҲӼӾҺҺ̈Һ̌
ԦЦ̌Ц̈ҴҶҶ̣ӴӋ
Ч̡ҸЧ̇Ч̣ҼҾШ̈Ш̣
Ы̆Ы̄ӸҌЭ̆Э̄Э̇Ӭ
Ӭ́Ӭ̄Ю̆Ю̈Ю̈́Ю̄Я̆Я̄
Я̈Я̈́ԜӀ
Archaic or unused letters
А̨Б̀Б̣В̀Г̀Г̧Г̄
Г̓Г̆Ҕ̆Д̓Д̀Д̨Ԁ
ԂЕ̨Џ̆Ж̑
Ꚅ̆ԬԪЗ̀З̑
ԄԆІ̂І̨
Ј̵К̓К̆Ӄ̆К̑
К̇К̈К̄ԞК̂Ԛ̆Л̀Ԡ
ԈЛ̑Л̇ԔМ̀Н̀
Н̄ԊԢН̢Ѻ
П̓П́П̧
ҦП̑ҀҺ̡Р́Р̀ԖС̀
С̈ԌҪ̓Т̓Т̀ԎТ̑
Т̧Ꚍ̆Ѹ
У̇У̊У̨Ф̑Ф̓Х́Х̀
Х̆Х̇Х̓ѠѼѾ
Ц́Ц̓Ꚏ̆
Ч̀Ч̑Ч̓Ꚇ̆
Ҽ̆Ш̆Ш̑Щ̆Ꚗ̆
Ы̃Ѣ́Ѣ̈Ѣ̆Э̨Ю̂
Я̂Я̨ԘѤѦѪ
ѨѬѮѰѲѴ
Ѷ

The letter is also used in Azerbaijani, Bashkir,[1] Tajik, Karakalpak, Shor, Siberian Tatar, and Nivkh.

Unicode renders this letter as "Ghe with stroke". it is possible that this may have been inspired by the Greek Digamma.

Usage

LanguageLetter orderIPA Notes
Azerbaijani5ɣ~ʁ Replaced by Latin Ğ in Azerbaijan, still used in Dagestan
Bashkir5ɣ~ʁ
Kazakh6ɣ~ʁ Replaced by Ğ in the Roman-based script
Shor5ɣ
Siberian Tatar6ɣ~ʁ
Tajik5ɣ~ʁ Represented as Ƣ
Uzbek34ɣ~ʁ Equivalent to in the Uzbek Latin alphabet


Computing codes

Character information
PreviewҒғ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH STROKE CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH STROKE
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1170U+04921171U+0493
UTF-8210 146D2 92210 147D2 93
Numeric character referenceҒҒғғ

See also

References

  1. "Cyrillic: Range: 0400–04FF" (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0. 2010. p. 42. Retrieved 2011-05-20.


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