ق

ق U+0642, ق ARABIC LETTER QAF ← ف [U+0641] Arabic ك → [U+0643]

ﻕ U+FED5, ﻕ ARABIC LETTER QAF ISOLATED FORM ← ﻔ [U+FED4] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻖ → [U+FED6]

ﻖ U+FED6, ﻖ ARABIC LETTER QAF FINAL FORM ← ﻕ [U+FED5] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻗ → [U+FED7]

ﻗ U+FED7, ﻗ ARABIC LETTER QAF INITIAL FORM ← ﻖ [U+FED6] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻘ → [U+FED8]

ﻘ U+FED8, ﻘ ARABIC LETTER QAF MEDIAL FORM ← ﻗ [U+FED7] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻙ → [U+FED9]

See also: ف, ڢ, ڨ, ڧ, and ڤ

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qaːf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/

Etymology 1

Letter

ق / ق‍ / ‍ق‍ / ‍ق‏ • (qāf)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف‏ (f) and followed by ك‏ (k).

Symbol

ق / ق‍ / ‍ق‍ / ‍ق‏ • (qāf)

1. 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).

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 (ʿ), غ‏ (ḡ), ف‏ (f), ق (q), ك‏ (k), ل‏ (l), م‏ (m), ن‏ (n), ه‏ (h), و‏ (w), ي‏ (y)
• ڧ‏ (q) (Moroccan qāf with single dot)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ق

Etymology 2

Verb

قِ • (qi) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَقَى‏ (waqā)

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Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːf/, [ˈqaːf]
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (allophones): IPA^(key): [ɡ], [q]

Letter

ق • (gāf)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ف‏ (fāʾ) and followed by ك‏ (kāf).

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ق	ـق	ـقـ	قـ

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qaf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/

Letter

ق (qāf)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ق	ـق	ـقـ	قـ

See also

• Previous letter: ف‏
• Next letter: ڨ‏

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [qaf]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [q], [k]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [k̚]

Letter

ق / ق‍ / ‍ق‍ / ‍ق‏

1. The twenty-fourth 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]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qɑf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/

Letter

ق • (qâf)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ق	ـق	ـقـ	قـ

See also

• Previous letter: ف‏
• Next letter: ک‏

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ﻕ / ﻗ / ﻘ / ‍ﻖ • (qâf)

1. 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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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qaf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/

Letter

ق (qāf)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ق	ـق	ـقـ	قـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڦ‏
• Next letter: ڪ‏

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Urdu

Alternative Forms

• क़ (qa)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qɑːf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/

Letter

ق • (qāf)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ق	ـق	ـقـ	قـ

See also

• Previous letter: ف‏
• Next letter: ک‏

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/

Letter

ق • (qe)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ق	ـق	ـقـ	قـ

See also

• Previous letter: ف‏ (f)
• Next letter: ك‏ (k)