"گ" meaning in Ottoman Turkish

See گ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ˈɟef/ [letter, name], /ɟ/ [phoneme] Forms: ﮔ [canonical], ﮕ [canonical], ﮓ [canonical], gef [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian گ (gāf), modified form of Arabic ك (kāf), to represent the sound /ɟ/. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ota|fa|گ|tr=gāf}} Borrowed from Persian گ (gāf)
  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, called گف (gef) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ك and followed by ڭ. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-گ-ota-character-7wPe6XPH Categories (other): Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. It corresponds to the letter g, and soft g produces ğ sound Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-گ-ota-character-uBuQPAu~ Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
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    {
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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        }
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      ],
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        [
          "ك",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɟef/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Ottoman Turkish letters",
    "Ottoman Turkish nouns",
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    "Pages with 15 entries",
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          "گف",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "name"
      ]
    },
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        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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