Ge with stroke (Ғ ғ, italics: Ғ ғ) is a Cyrillic letter which represents the letter Г with a horizontal stroke. It is used in the Bashkir, Kazakh Cyrillic and Uzbek Cyrillic alphabets 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
Ge with stroke
Phonetic usage:[ʁ], [ɣ]
The Cyrillic script
Slavic letters
АА̀А̂А̄ӐӒБВ
ГҐДЂЃЕЀЕ̂
Е̄ЁЄЄ́ЖЗЗ́Ѕ
ИІІ́ЇЍИ̂Ӣ
ЙӤЈКЛЉМН
ЊОО̀О̂О̄ӦПР
СС́ТЋЌУУ̀У̂
ӮЎӰФХЦЧЏ
ШЩЪЪ̀ЫЬѢ
ЭЮЮ̀ЯЯ̀ʼˮ
Non-Slavic letters
А̊А̃Ӓ̄ӔӘӘ́Ә̃Ӛ
В̌ԜГ̑Г̇Г̣Г̌Г̂Г̆
Г̈Г̊ҔҒӺҒ̌Ғ̊
ӶГ̡Д́Д̌Д̈Д̣Д̆Ӗ
Е̃Ё̄Є̈ԐԐ̈ҖӜӁ
Ж̣ҘӞЗ̌З̣З̆ӠИ̃
И̇ҊҚӃҠҞҜК̣
К̊Қ̊ԚЛ́ӅԮԒ
Л̈ӍН́ӉҢԨ��
ҤО̆О̃Ӧ̄ӨӨ̄Ө́Ө̆
ӪԤП̈Р̌ҎС̌ҪС̣
С̱Т́Т̈Т̌Т̇Т̣Ҭ
У̃У̌ӲУ̊Ӱ̄ҰҮҮ́
Х̣Х̱Х̮Х̑Х̌ҲӼХ̊
ӾӾ̊ҺҺ̈ԦЦ̌Ц̈Ҵ
ҶҶ̣ӴӋҸЧ̇Ч̣
ҼҾШ̣Ы̆Ы̄Ӹ
ҌҨЭ̆Э̄Э̇ӬӬ́Ӭ̄
Ю̆Ю̈Ю̄Я̆Я̄Я̈Ӏ
Archaic or unused letters

The letter is also used in Bashkir,[1] Tajik, Karakalpak, Shor, Siberian Tatar and Nivkh languages, and formerly in Azerbaijani. It is similar to the letter Ğ found in Turkish and Latin Azerbaijani alphabets.

Usage

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Language Letter order IPA Notes
Alyutor 7 ɣ
Azerbaijani 5 ɣ~ʁ Replaced by Latin Ğ in Azerbaijan, still used in Dagestan
Bashkir 5 ɣ~ʁ
Karakalpak 6 ɣ Replaced by Ǵ in the Latin alphabet for Karakalpak.
Kazakh 6 ɣ~ʁ Replaced by Ğ in the Roman-based script
Khakas 5 ɣ
Nivkh 6 ɣ
Siberian Tatar 6 ɣ~ʁ
Shor 5 ɣ
Shughni 7 ʁ Represented as Jh in the corresponding Latin alphabet
Tajik 5 ɣ~ʁ Represented as Ƣ
Uyghur 6 ɣ~ʁ Equivalent to غ in the UEY, Gh in the ULY, and Ƣ in the UYY.
Uzbek 34 ɣ~ʁ Equivalent to in the Uzbek Latin alphabet
Yukaghir 6 ʁ


Computing codes

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Character information
Preview Ғ ғ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH STROKE CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH STROKE
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1170 U+0492 1171 U+0493
UTF-8 210 146 D2 92 210 147 D2 93
Numeric character reference Ғ Ғ ғ ғ

See also

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References

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