ف

See also: ڢ, ق, ڨ, ڧ, ڤ, and ڥ

ف U+0641, ف ARABIC LETTER FEH ← ـ [U+0640] Arabic ق → [U+0642]

ﻑ U+FED1, ﻑ ARABIC LETTER FEH ISOLATED FORM ← ﻐ [U+FED0] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻒ → [U+FED2]

ﻒ U+FED2, ﻒ ARABIC LETTER FEH FINAL FORM ← ﻑ [U+FED1] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻓ → [U+FED3]

ﻓ U+FED3, ﻓ ARABIC LETTER FEH INITIAL FORM ← ﻒ [U+FED2] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻔ → [U+FED4]

ﻔ U+FED4, ﻔ ARABIC LETTER FEH MEDIAL FORM ← ﻓ [U+FED3] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻕ → [U+FED5]

Translingual

Letter

ف

1. Arabic letter fe

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Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /faːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Alternative forms

• ڢ (f) (African form; dotted when final)
• ࢻ (African form; undotted when final)

Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف • (fāʾ)

1. The twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by غ (ḡ) and followed by ق (q).

Symbol

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف • (fāʾ)

1. The seventeenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ع (ʕ) and followed by ص (ṣ).

Conjunction

فَـ • (fa-)

1. then, and then

   يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا (yawman fa-yawman, “day after day”)

   شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا (šayʾan fa-šayʾan, “step by step”)

2. and so, thus, hence, therefore
3. but then, then however
4. because, for
5. (with a subjunctive) so that

   لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَتُكْسَرَ.

   lā takun raṭban fa-tuʕṣara wa-lā yābisan fa-tuksara.

   Do not be so soft that they squeeze you, nor so hard that they break you.

   609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:29:

   وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا

   walā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika walā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fataqʕuda malūman maḥsūran

   (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

ف • (f) m

1. Abbreviation of فَاكْس (fāks).

Verb

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَفَى (wafā)

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)
• ڢ (f) (Maghrebi fā’ with dot below)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ف

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From the Ottoman Turkish convention.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

See also

ڤ (fe be-talat noʾaṭ)

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Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /feː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/, /pʰ/

Letter

ف • (f)

1. The thirty-first letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ (ġ)
• Next letter: ق (q)

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ف
Cyrillic	Ф, ф
Latin	F, f
Yañalif	F, f

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fa/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (f)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ф.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: ع
• Next letter: ق

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف (fe)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: ڠ
• Next letter: ق

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɐ]
• IPA^(key): [f]
• IPA^(key): [f], [p]

Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف

1. The twenty-second 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): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ
• Next letter: ق

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Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف • (fe)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by غ and followed by ق. Its name is فه or فِ.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ
• Next letter: ڦ

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَ (fa).

Conjunction

فـ • (fa-)

1. then, so, hence, thus

   Synonym: إذا (ʾiḏan)

See also

• لكان (lakān, “so, then, in that case”)

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /feː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

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

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ (ġ)
• Next letter: ق (q)

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: غ (gh)
• Next letter: ق (q)

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Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fi/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ف (f)

1. The sixth letter of the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter: عَِ
• Next letter: غ