ġ

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ġ U+0121, ġ
LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE
Composition:g [U+0067] + ◌̇ [U+0307]
Ġ
[U+0120]
Latin Extended-A Ģ
[U+0122]

Translingual

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Symbol

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ġ

  1. (NAPA) Alternative form of ɡ̇.
  2. (romanization) used to transcribe the Arabic letter غ ().
    Synonyms: g͟h,
  3. (international standards) Transliterates Indic ग़ (or equivalents).

English

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ġ

  1. (lexicography, dated) An orthographic ⟨g⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /d͡ʒ/, as in the word "giant".

Inupiaq

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Pronunciation

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  1. IPA(key): /ʁ/

Letter

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ġ (upper case Ġ)

  1. A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Irish

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Letter

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ġ (upper case Ġ)

  1. The letter g with a ponc séimhithe (dot above), used primarily in Gaelic type; equivalent to the digraph gh in roman type.

See also

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(Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v

Maltese

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Etymology

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The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the affricate /d͡ʒ/ instead of the plosive /ɡ/. Compare ċ and ż.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)

Letter

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ġ (lower case, upper case Ġ)

  1. The seventh letter of the Maltese alphabet, after f.

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ġ (lower case, upper case Ġ)

  1. A modified version of g sometimes used in modern texts, representing a /ɡ/ that underwent palatalization, usually resulting in a pronunciation of /j/.