ف

See also: ڢ‎, ق‎, ڨ‎, ڧ‎, ڤ‎, and ڥ‎

ف U+0641, ف ARABIC LETTER FEH ← ـ [U+0640] Arabic ق → [U+0642]

ﻑ U+FED1, ﻑ ARABIC LETTER FEH ISOLATED FORM ← ﻐ [U+FED0] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻒ → [U+FED2]

ﻒ U+FED2, ﻒ ARABIC LETTER FEH FINAL FORM ← ﻑ [U+FED1] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻓ → [U+FED3]

ﻓ U+FED3, ﻓ ARABIC LETTER FEH INITIAL FORM ← ﻒ [U+FED2] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻔ → [U+FED4]

ﻔ U+FED4, ﻔ ARABIC LETTER FEH MEDIAL FORM ← ﻓ [U+FED3] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻕ → [U+FED5]

Translingual

Letter

ف

1. Arabic letter fe

Arabic

Alternative forms

• ڢ‎ (f) (African form; dotted when final)
• ࢻ‎ (African form; undotted when final)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /faːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف‎ • (fāʾ)

1. The twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by غ‎ (ḡ) and followed by ق‎ (q).

Symbol

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف‎ • (fāʾ)

1. 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).

Conjunction

فَـ • (fa-)

1. then, and then

   ‏يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا‎ ― yawman fa-yawman ― day after day

   ‏شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا‎ ― šayʔan fa-šayʔan ― step by step

2. and so, thus, hence, therefore
3. but then, then however
4. because, for
5. (with a subjunctive) so that

   ‏لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَتُكْسَرَ.‎‎

   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 فَتَقْعُدَ 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 quote)

Noun

ف • (f) m

1. Abbreviation of فَاكْس‎ (fāks).

Verb

فِ • (fi) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَفَى‎ (wafā)

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ā), ب‎ (b), ت‎ (t), ث‎ (ṯ), ج‎ (j), ح‎ (ḥ), خ‎ (ḵ), د‎ (d), ذ‎ (ḏ), ر‎ (r), ز‎ (z), س‎ (s), ش‎ (š), ص‎ (ṣ), ض‎ (ḍ), ط‎ (ṭ), ظ‎ (ẓ), ع‎ (ʕ), غ‎ (ḡ), ف (f), ق‎ (q), ك‎ (k), ل‎ (l), م‎ (m), ن‎ (n), ه‎ (h), و‎ (w), ي‎ (y)
• ڢ‎ (f) (Maghrebi fā’ with dot below)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ف

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/, [pʰ~f]

Letter

ف (f)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/, [pʰ~pf~f]

Letter

ف (ph)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From the Ottoman Turkish convention.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

See also

ڤ‎ (fe be-talat noʾaṭ)

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /feː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/, /pʰ/

Letter

ف • (f)

1. The thirty-first letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ‎ (ġ)
• Next letter: ق‎ (q)

Kazakh

Cyrillic	Ф, ф (F, f)
Arabic	ف
Latin

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fa/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (f)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ф.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• 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.

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف (fe)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڠ‎
• Next letter: ق‎

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [fɐ]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [f]
• (Phoneme, obsolete) IPA^(key): [f], [p]

Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف‎

1. The twenty-second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف‎; ا‎,‎ ب‎,‎ ت‎,‎ ث‎,‎ ج‎,‎ چ‎,‎ ح‎,‎ خ‎,‎ د‎,‎ ذ‎,‎ ر‎,‎ ز‎,‎ س‎,‎ ش‎,‎ ص‎,‎ ض‎,‎ ط‎,‎ ظ‎,‎ ع‎,‎ غ‎,‎ ڠ‎,‎ ف,‎ ڤ‎,‎ ق‎,‎ ک‎,‎ ݢ‎,‎ ل‎,‎ م‎,‎ ن‎,‎ و‎,‎ ۏ‎,‎ ه‎,‎ ء‎,‎ ي‎,‎ ى‎,‎ ڽ‎ ^[edit]

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ‎
• Next letter: ق‎

Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف‎ • (fe)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by غ‎ and followed by ق‎. Its name is فه‎ or فِ‎.

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف (fe)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ‎
• Next letter: ڦ‎

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَ‎ (fa).

Conjunction

فـ • (fa-)

1. then, so, hence, thus

   Synonym: إذا‎ (ʾiḏan)

See also

• لكان‎ (lakān, “so, then, in that case”)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /feː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ‎
• Next letter: ق‎

Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ‎ (gh)
• Next letter: ق‎ (q)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fi/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف (f)

1. The sixth letter of the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: عَِ‎
• Next letter: غ‎