قاف

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Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

قَاف (qāff (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.).
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Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ق و ف (q-w-f)

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Verb[edit]

قَافَ (qāfa) I, non-past يَقُوفُ‎ (yaqūfu)

  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
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