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

• Audio

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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)