Arabic Ghain Final Form

It is ghayn in a word-final joining position.

Arabic writing developed from Nabataean Aramaic through a transitional Nabataeo-Arabic stage. The earliest dated inscriptions showing the full Arabic letter repertoire appear in the late fifth century CE. That date concerns the script’s development, not this compatibility character.

Ghayn has a dot on a shape related to ʿayn, so غ and ع are different letters despite their shared outline. Transliteration also depends on language: the supplied guide gives gh for غ in Arabic and q in Persian. ﻎ changes the letter’s position shape, not its identity.

Should I type ﻎ or غ in Arabic text?

Type غ and let the text engine shape it.

ﻎ is a compatibility presentation form. Compatibility normalization maps it to غ, and Unicode advises against presentation forms in ordinary Arabic text. If software normalizes text, the explicit final-shaped code point can disappear while the letter remains ghayn.

Use the literal ﻎ only when a test, conversion check, or legacy data requires that exact character. For prose, enter the base letter; context determines whether it takes an isolated, final, initial, or medial shape.