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Acehnese
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (qaf or kah)
See also
- Arabic script letters: حرف (haraih, harah) (script appendix): 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]
Arabic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qaːf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
- (Main dialectal variations): IPA(key): /ʔ/, /q/, /ɡ/
- (Other dialectal variations): IPA(key): /k/, /ɢ/, /d͡z/, /d͡ʒ/, /ɣ/
Etymology 1
From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (q, “qoph”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, “qop”), from an uncertain Egyptian hieroglyph (𓃻?). See also Classical Syriac ܩ (q, “qūp”), Hebrew ק (q, “qūph”), Ancient Greek Ϙ (Q, “qoppa”), Latin Q.
Letter
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf) (no case)
- The twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف (f) and followed by ك (k).
Symbol
ق / ق / ق / ق • (qāf)
- The nineteenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ر (r).
See also
- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي [edit]
- ڧ (q) (Moroccan qāf with single dot)
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
- Search for entries beginning with ق
Proper noun
ق • (qāf) ?
Etymology 2
Verb
قِ • (qi) (form I) /qi/
- second-person masculine singular imperative of وَقَى (waqā)
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (q) (no case)
- A letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ک.
Balti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /q/, [q]
Letter
ق (transliteration needed) (no case)
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /q/, [q]
Letter
ق (q) (no case)
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): [qaːf]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɡ/
- (allophones): IPA(key): [ɡ], [q]
Letter
ق • (gāf) (no case)
- The twenty-first letter of the Hijazi Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف (fāʔ) and followed by ك (kāf).
Usage notes
The letter’s name is mostly rendered as [qaːf], but it is mostly pronounced and represents the phoneme /g/, except in words and phrases borrowed or influenced by Modern Standard Arabic where it is pronounced [q].
See also
- Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (ḥurūf) (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, هـ, و, ي [edit]
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (q) (no case)
- The thirty-second letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ک.
Kazakh
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (q) (no case, Cyrillic equivalent Қ or қ)
- The fifteenth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ك.
See also
- Arabic script letters: әріптер (ärıpter) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي [edit]
Khowar
Pronunciation
Letter
ق (qāf) (no case)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Khowar alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ڨ.
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 (no case)
See also
- Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): 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]
Old Ruthenian
Letter
ق • (k) (no case)[1]
- (Middle Belarusian Arabica) A letter of the Old Ruthenian alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
See also
- Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, د, ࢮ, ر, ز, ژ, ش, ࢯ, ص, ض, ط, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي (خ, ذ, ڛ, س, ظ, ء) [edit]
References
Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qɑf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qâf) (no case)
- The thirty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ک.
Persian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /q/
Audio (Iran): (file)
- (letter name)
Letter
ق / قـ / ـقـ / ـق • (qâf) (no case)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Persian alphabet, called قاف and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ک.
Usage notes
In Tehran, Iranian Azerbaijan, and some surrounding areas, this letter may be pronounced as /ɢ/. Outside of those regions the letter is almost always pronounced as /q/.
Punjabi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qāf) (no case)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Shahmukhi script; preceded by ف (fe) and followed by ک (kāf).
Sindhi
Pronunciation
Letter
ق • (qāf) (no case)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Sindhi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ڦ and followed by ڪ.
See also
- Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي [edit]
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɑːf/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qāf) (no case)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Urdu alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ف and followed by ک.
Uyghur
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /qe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /q/
Letter
ق • (qe) (no case)