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] , and ڡ [U+06A1 ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS FEH]
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( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /qaːf/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /q/
( Main dialectal variations ) : IPA (key ) : /ʔ/ , /q/ , /ɡ/
Etymology 1
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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 .
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf )
The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف ( f ) and followed by ك ( k ) .
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 ) .
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(Arabic script letters ) ا ( ʔalif ) , ب ( bāʔ ) , ت ( tāʔ ) , ث ( ṯāʔ ) , ج ( jīm ) , ح ( ḥāʔ ) , خ ( ḵāʔ ) , د ( dāl ) , ذ ( ḏāl ) , ر ( rāʔ ) , ز ( zāy ) , س ( sīn ) , ش ( šīn ) , ص ( ṣād ) , ض ( ḍād ) , ط ( ṭāʔ ) , ظ ( ẓāʔ ) , ع ( ʕayn ) , غ ( ḡayn ) , ف ( fāʔ ) , ق ( qāf ) , ك ( kāf ) , ل ( lām ) , م ( mīm ) , ن ( nūn ) , ه ( hāʔ ) , و ( wāw ) , ي ( yāʔ )
ڧ ( q ) ( Moroccan qāf with single dot )
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Proper noun
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ق • (qāf ) ?
The 50th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an .
Etymology 2
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قِ • (qi ) (form I )
second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَقَى ( waqā )
Burushaski
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Hijazi Arabic
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Pronunciation
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( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : [qaːf] , [ɡaːf]
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /ɡ/
( allophones ) : IPA (key ) : [ɡ] , [q]
ق • (gāf )
The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف ( fāʔ ) and followed by ك ( kāf ) .
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The letter’s name is mostly rendered as [qaːf], but it's mostly pronounced and represents the phoneme /g/, except in words and phrases borrowed or influenced by Modern Standard Arabic where it is pronounced [q].
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قـ
Kashmiri
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ق • (q )
The thirty-second letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
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ـق
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قـ
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Previous letter: ف ( f )
Next letter: ک ( k )
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ق • (q )
The fifteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Қ .
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ـق
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Previous letter: ف
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(Arabic script letters ) ا , ب , پ , ﺕ , ﺝ , ﭺ , ﺡ , ﺩ , ﺭ , ﺯ , ﺱ , ﺵ , ﻉ , ﻑ , ﻕ , ك , گ , ڭ , ﻝ , ﻡ , ﻥ , ە , ھ , و , ۇ , ۋ , ۆ , ى , ي .
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ق (qāf )
The thirty-fifth letter of the Khowar abjad.
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ـق
ـقـ
قـ
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Previous letter: ف
Next letter: ڨ
Pronunciation
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( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) : [qaf]
( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) : [q] , [k]
( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) : [k̚]
ق / ق / ق / ق
The twenty-fourth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Arabic script .
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(Arabic script letters ) ا , ب , ت , ة , ث , ج , چ , ح , خ , د , ذ , ر , ز , س , ش , ص , ض , ط , ظ , ع , غ , ڠ , ف , ڤ , ق , ک , ݢ , گ , ل , م , ن , و , ۏ , ه , ہ , ھ , ء , ي , ى , ی , ے , ڽ [edit ]
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ق • (qâf )
The thirty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet .
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ـق
ـقـ
قـ
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Previous letter: ف
Next letter: ک
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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 .
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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/.
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ق • (qāf )
The thirty-ninth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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ـق
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قـ
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Previous letter: ڦ
Next letter: ڪ
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ق • (qāf )
The twenty-seventh letter of the Urdu abjad.
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ـق
ـقـ
قـ
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Previous letter: ف ( f )
Next letter: ک ( k )
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ق • (qe )
The seventeenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
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ق
ـق
ـقـ
قـ
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Previous letter: ف ( f )
Next letter: ك ( k )