Gaf

Gāf
Gāf
گ
Usage
Writing system	Arabic script
Type	Abjad
Language of origin	Persian language
Sound values	g
Alphabetical position	26
History
Development	𐤊‎ 𐡊 𐢎‎, 𐢏‎ ك, كـ گ; ; ; ;
Other
Writing direction	Right-to-left
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Gaf (Persian: گاف; gāf), is the name of different Perso-Arabic letters, all representing /ɡ/. They are all derived from the letter kāf, with additional diacritics, such as dots and lines. In name and shape, it is a variant of kaf. It is also one of the five letters the Persian alphabet added to the Arabic alphabet (the others being ژ, پ, and چ in addition to the obsolete ڤ). Its numerical value is 5000 (see Abjad numerals). There are four forms, each used in different alphabets:

گ‎ in the Persian alphabet, Tausug written in Arabic Script
ݢ‎ in the Jawi script
ࢴ/ڮ‎ in the Pegon script
ګ‎ in Pashto