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Historic pronounciation of gim/jim in Egypt ([ʒ] vs. [ɡ])
"Historically, till about the nineteenth century, Egyptian Arabic had the North African [ʒ] pronunciation, but it evolved differently to [ɡ] by the Cairo elite, later that spread and became today's prestigious pronunciation."

I added [citation needed], as this issue is still very much under debate and for from being textbook knowledge. The cited paper, e.g., argues that [ɡ] has been the historic pronunciation in much of the delta and the [ʒ] pronunciation in the delta is novel (currently present in some rural speech). Thus, [ɡ] in Cairo would be retention and no new development.

Woidich, Manfred, and Liesbeth Zack. “The g/ǧ-Question In Egyptian Arabic Revisited.” In honour of Clive Holes on the Occasion of his Sixtieth Birthday 41–60. Web. Lampukistan2 (talk) 11:14, 9 August 2022 (UTC)