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Which letter of the Arabic alphabet does Egyptian Arabic commonly pronounce as a hard 'g' sound, unlike most other dialects which use a soft 'j'?

The letter jeem (ج) is pronounced as a hard 'g' (as in 'go') in Egyptian Arabic and much of Upper Egypt, whereas in most other Arabic dialects and in Modern Standard Arabic it is pronounced as 'j' (as in 'jam').

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