ق
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See also: ف [U+0641 ARABIC LETTER FEH], ڢ [U+06A2 ARABIC LETTER FEH WITH DOT MOVED BELOW], ڨ [U+06A8 ARABIC LETTER QAF WITH THREE DOTS ABOVE], ڧ [U+06A7 ARABIC LETTER QAF WITH DOT ABOVE], ڤ [U+06A4 ARABIC LETTER VEH], ڥ [U+06A5 ARABIC LETTER FEH WITH THREE DOTS BELOW], ٯ [U+066F ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS QAF], ڡ [U+06A1 ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS FEH], and ࢼ [U+08BC ARABIC LETTER AFRICAN QAF]
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Arabic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (q, “qoph”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, “qop”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓃻?). See also Classical Syriac ܩ (q, “qūp”), Hebrew ק (q, “qūph”), Ancient Greek Φ (Ph), Latin Q.
Letter
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf)
Symbol
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf)
- The nineteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ر (r).
See also
Proper noun
ق • (qāf) ?
Etymology 2
Verb
- second-person masculine singular imperative of وَقَى (waqā)
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (q)
- A consonant of the Azerbaijani language used in the Arabic orthography.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (transliteration needed)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (q)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (gāf)
Usage notes
The letter’s name is mostly rendered as [qaːf], but it is mostly pronounced and represents the phoneme /g/, except in words and phrases borrowed or influenced by Modern Standard Arabic where it is pronounced [q].
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (q)
- The thirty-second letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Kazakh
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (q)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Khowar
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (qāf)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Khowar abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Malay
Pronunciation
Letter
ق / ق / ق / ق
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
See also
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qâf)
- The thirty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Persian
Pronunciation
Letter
ق / قـ / ـقـ / ـق • (qâf)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف and followed by ک. Its name is قاف.
Usage notes
In Tehran, Iranian Azerbaijan, and some surrounding areas, this letter may be pronounced as /ɢ/. Outside of those regions the letter is almost always pronounced as /q/.
Punjabi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qāf)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Sindhi
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qāf)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɑːf/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qāf)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Urdu abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
Uyghur
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qe)
- The seventeenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ |
See also
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