See also: ڢ ,
ق ,
ڨ ,
ڧ ,
ڤ , and ڥ
Translingual
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Alternative forms
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ڢ ( f ) (African form; dotted when final)
ࢻ (African form; undotted when final)
Etymology
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From the Nabataean letter 𐢘 ( p , “ pē ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤐 ( p , “ pē ” ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂋 . See also Classical Syriac ܦ ( p , “ pē ” ) , Hebrew פ ( p , “ pe ” ) , Ancient Greek Π ( P ) , Latin P .
Pronunciation
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ف / ف / ف / ف • (fāʔ )
The twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by غ ( ḡ ) and followed by ق ( q ) .
ف / ف / ف / ف • (fāʔ )
The seventeenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals ). It is preceded by ع ( ʕ ) and followed by ص ( ṣ ) .
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فَـ • (fa- )
then , and then
يَوْمًا فَ يَوْمًا ― yawman fa- yawman ― day after day
شَيْئًا فَ شَيْئًا ― šayʔan fa- šayʔan ― step by step
and so , thus , hence , therefore
but then , then however
because , for
( with a subjunctive ) so that
لَا تَدْنُ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ فَيَأْكُلَكَ. lā tadnu mina l-ʔasadi fayaʔkulaka. Do not approach the lion lest he eat you.
لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَ تُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَ تُكْسَرَ. lā takun raṭban fa- tuʕṣara wa-lā yābisan fa- tuksara. Do not be so soft that they squeeze you, nor so hard that they break you.
609–632 CE , Qur'an , 17:29 :وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَ تَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا wa-lā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika wa-lā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fa- taqʕuda malūman mmaḥsūran (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
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فَ ( fa ) indicates that the second action follows directly after the first action, whereas ثُمَّ ( ṯumma ) indicates that there is a certain period of time between the two actions.
ف • (f ) m
Abbreviation of فَاكْس ( fāks ) .
فِ • (fi ) (form I )
second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَفَى ( wafā )
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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 )
ڢ ( f ) ( Maghrebi fā’ with dot below )
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Burushaski
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Etymology 1
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ف (ph )
The thirty-third letter of the Burushaski alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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فُ (phu )
fire
Synonym: لم ( lam )
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Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024 ) “phu ”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) (in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017 : “(in Latin script) ” .
Egyptian Arabic
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Etymology
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From the Ottoman Turkish convention.
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ف • (fe )
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ڤ ( fe be-talat noʔaṭ )
Kashmiri
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Pronunciation
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( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /feː/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /f/ , /pʰ/
ف • (f )
The thirty-first letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
Final form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: غ ( ġ )
Next letter: ق ( q )
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ف • (f )
The fourteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ф .
Isolated form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: ع
Next letter: ق
(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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ف (fe )
The thirty-fourth letter of the Khowar abjad.
Isolated form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: ڠ
Next letter: ق
Pronunciation
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( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) : [fɐ]
( Phoneme ) IPA (key ) : [f]
( Phoneme, obsolete ) IPA (key ) : [f] , [p]
ف / ف / ف / ف
The twenty-second 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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ف • (fe )
The thirtieth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: غ
Next letter: ق
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ف / ف / ف / ف • (fe )
The twenty-third letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by غ and followed by ق . Its name is فه or فِ .
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ف • (fe )
The thirty-seventh letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: غ
Next letter: ڦ
South Levantine Arabic
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ف • (fe )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: غ ( ġ )
Next letter: ق ( q )
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ف • (fe )
The sixteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Isolated form
Final form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: غ ( gh )
Next letter: ق ( q )
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ف (f )
The sixth letter of the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.
Isolated form
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ف
ـف
ـفـ
فـ
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Previous letter: عَِ
Next letter: غ