ghain
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ghain
From the Arabic word ghayn
Example Sentences
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Richardson, incorrect in calling the Arabic guttural letter, grain, ghain, 492.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
Yusuf was called in, and declared that the ghain was the letter which distinguished Arabic from all other languages.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
In the mouth of an Arab the sound is that of the guttural ghain, which is pronounced by the Berbers and Negroes somewhat like the Northumberland burr, hence usually transliterated by rh in non-Semitic words.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
In Kailouee Tuarick there is no kaf or ghain.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
I had a long dispute with Overweg about the letter ghain, which he persists in pronouncing like a strong k.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
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