Jim

جِيم

j · "j" as in jar

Moon letter

How it is written

جIsolated

جـInitial

ـجـMedial

ـجFinal

Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.

The same in all four dialects.

For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide

الـ + ج ← الـج

When الـ comes before this letter, the L stays clearly pronounced and the article is unchanged.

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