ق

See also: ف, ڢ, ڨ, ڧ, and ڤ

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qaːf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/
• (Main dialectal variations): IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /q/, /ʔ/

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 (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
• ڧ (q) (Moroccan qāf with single dot)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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Proper noun

ق • (qāf) ?

1. The 50th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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

• IPA^(key): [qaf]
• IPA^(key): [q], [k]
• 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) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ 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 / قـ / ـقـ / ‍ـق • (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

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɑːf/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) 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 (f)
• Next letter: ک (k)

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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)