In Israel, where official announcements are often trilingual, this letter is used as the letter gīm on roadsigns to represent , when transcribing Hebrew or foreign names of places, since Palestinian Arabic does not have a  in its phonemic inventory.
In Israel, where official communications frequently involve three languages, this letter serves as the letter gīm on road signs to denote , especially for transcribing Hebrew or foreign place names, because Palestinian Arabic does not include  within its phonetic range.