Ng (Arabic letter)

Ng
ڭ ݣ
Usage
Writing systemArabic script
TypeAbjad
Language of originUyghur, Ottoman Turkish, Tatar
Sound values[ŋ]
In UnicodeU+0763, U+06AD
History
Development
          • ک ك
            • ڭ ݣ
Sisters
Other
Writing directionRight-to-left

Deaf kaf or 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:
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ݣ ـݣ ـݣـ ݣـ
Position in word: Isolated Final Medial Initial
Glyph form:
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ڭ ـڭ ـڭـ ڭـ