قاف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaːf/

Noun

قَاف • (qāf) f (plural قَافَات (qāfāt))

1. Name of the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet (ق (q)), representing the sound /q/ (Standard, Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Druze, etc.), /ɡ/ (Hejazi, Najdi, Libyan, Southern Iraqi, etc.), /ʔ/ (Levantine, Egyptian, etc.).

Declension

Declension of noun قَاف (qāf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَاف qāf	الْقَاف al-qāf	قَاف qāf
Nominative	قَافٌ qāfun	الْقَافُ al-qāfu	قَافُ qāfu
Accusative	قَافًا qāfan	الْقَافَ al-qāfa	قَافَ qāfa
Genitive	قَافٍ qāfin	الْقَافِ al-qāfi	قَافِ qāfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَافَيْن qāfayn	الْقَافَيْن al-qāfayn	قَافَيْ qāfay
Nominative	قَافَانِ qāfāni	الْقَافَانِ al-qāfāni	قَافَا qāfā
Accusative	قَافَيْنِ qāfayni	الْقَافَيْنِ al-qāfayni	قَافَيْ qāfay
Genitive	قَافَيْنِ qāfayni	الْقَافَيْنِ al-qāfayni	قَافَيْ qāfay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَافَات qāfāt	الْقَافَات al-qāfāt	قَافَات qāfāt
Nominative	قَافَاتٌ qāfātun	الْقَافَاتُ al-qāfātu	قَافَاتُ qāfātu
Accusative	قَافَاتٍ qāfātin	الْقَافَاتِ al-qāfāti	قَافَاتِ qāfāti
Genitive	قَافَاتٍ qāfātin	الْقَافَاتِ al-qāfāti	قَافَاتِ qāfāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qaf
• → Classical Persian: قَاف (qāf)
  • Iranian Persian: قاف (ğâf)
  • Tajik: қоф (qof)
• → Uzbek: qof

Etymology 2

Root
ق و ف (q w f)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaː.fa/

Verb

قَافَ • (qāfa) I (non-past يَقُوفُ (yaqūfu), verbal noun قَوْف (qawf))

1. to trace, to follow the spoors of, to track
2. to know the state or the relationships of by external signs
3. to suck the udder of

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَافَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun قَوْف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَوْف qawf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَائِف qāʔif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقُوف maqūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُفْتُ quftu	قُفْتَ qufta	قَافَ qāfa		قُفْتُمَا quftumā	قَافَا qāfā		قُفْنَا qufnā	قُفْتُمْ quftum	قَافُوا qāfū
	f		قُفْتِ qufti	قَافَتْ qāfat			قَافَتَا qāfatā			قُفْتُنَّ quftunna	قُفْنَ qufna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقُوفُ ʔaqūfu	تَقُوفُ taqūfu	يَقُوفُ yaqūfu		تَقُوفَانِ taqūfāni	يَقُوفَانِ yaqūfāni		نَقُوفُ naqūfu	تَقُوفُونَ taqūfūna	يَقُوفُونَ yaqūfūna
	f		تَقُوفِينَ taqūfīna	تَقُوفُ taqūfu			تَقُوفَانِ taqūfāni			تَقُفْنَ taqufna	يَقُفْنَ yaqufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقُوفَ ʔaqūfa	تَقُوفَ taqūfa	يَقُوفَ yaqūfa		تَقُوفَا taqūfā	يَقُوفَا yaqūfā		نَقُوفَ naqūfa	تَقُوفُوا taqūfū	يَقُوفُوا yaqūfū
	f		تَقُوفِي taqūfī	تَقُوفَ taqūfa			تَقُوفَا taqūfā			تَقُفْنَ taqufna	يَقُفْنَ yaqufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقُفْ ʔaquf	تَقُفْ taquf	يَقُفْ yaquf		تَقُوفَا taqūfā	يَقُوفَا yaqūfā		نَقُفْ naquf	تَقُوفُوا taqūfū	يَقُوفُوا yaqūfū
	f		تَقُوفِي taqūfī	تَقُفْ taquf			تَقُوفَا taqūfā			تَقُفْنَ taqufna	يَقُفْنَ yaqufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قُفْ quf			قُوفَا qūfā				قُوفُوا qūfū
	f		قُوفِي qūfī							قُفْنَ qufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قِفْتُ qiftu	قِفْتَ qifta	قِيفَ qīfa		قِفْتُمَا qiftumā	قِيفَا qīfā		قِفْنَا qifnā	قِفْتُمْ qiftum	قِيفُوا qīfū
	f		قِفْتِ qifti	قِيفَتْ qīfat			قِيفَتَا qīfatā			قِفْتُنَّ qiftunna	قِفْنَ qifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَافُ ʔuqāfu	تُقَافُ tuqāfu	يُقَافُ yuqāfu		تُقَافَانِ tuqāfāni	يُقَافَانِ yuqāfāni		نُقَافُ nuqāfu	تُقَافُونَ tuqāfūna	يُقَافُونَ yuqāfūna
	f		تُقَافِينَ tuqāfīna	تُقَافُ tuqāfu			تُقَافَانِ tuqāfāni			تُقَفْنَ tuqafna	يُقَفْنَ yuqafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَافَ ʔuqāfa	تُقَافَ tuqāfa	يُقَافَ yuqāfa		تُقَافَا tuqāfā	يُقَافَا yuqāfā		نُقَافَ nuqāfa	تُقَافُوا tuqāfū	يُقَافُوا yuqāfū
	f		تُقَافِي tuqāfī	تُقَافَ tuqāfa			تُقَافَا tuqāfā			تُقَفْنَ tuqafna	يُقَفْنَ yuqafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَفْ ʔuqaf	تُقَفْ tuqaf	يُقَفْ yuqaf		تُقَافَا tuqāfā	يُقَافَا yuqāfā		نُقَفْ nuqaf	تُقَافُوا tuqāfū	يُقَافُوا yuqāfū
	f		تُقَافِي tuqāfī	تُقَفْ tuqaf			تُقَافَا tuqāfā			تُقَفْنَ tuqafna	يُقَفْنَ yuqafna

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاف (qāf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔːf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒːf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔf]

Readings
Classical reading?	qāf
Dari reading?	qāf
Iranian reading?	ğâf
Tajik reading?	qof

Noun

Dari	قاف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қоф

قاف • (qâf)

1. the letter ق