Ng (Arabic)

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Arabic alphabet
ﺍ    ﺏ    ﺕ    ﺙ    ﺝ    ﺡ
ﺥ    ﺩ    ﺫ    ﺭ    ﺯ     س
ﺵ    ﺹ    ﺽ    ﻁ    ﻅ    ﻉ
ﻍ    ﻑ    ﻕ    ﻙ    ﻝ
ﻡ    ﻥ    ه‍    ﻭ    ﻱ
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ڭ is an additional letter of the Arabic alphabet, derived from kāf (ك) with the addition of three dots above the letter. It is not used in Arabic itself, but may be used to represent a velar nasal (IPA: /ŋ/) when writing other languages. In Ottoman Turkish, it represented an /ñ/ sound which, before merging, was once the velar nasal /ŋ/.

Its initial and medial forms are identical to ݣ, which represents /ɡ/ in some languages. However, their final and isolated forms are different.

Contextual forms
Final Medial Initial Isolated
ﯔ ﯖ ﯕ ﯓ

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The letter is used or has been used to write:

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