ق

See also: ف [U+0641 ARABIC LETTER FEH], ڢ [U+06A2 ARABIC LETTER FEH WITH DOT MOVED BELOW], ڨ [U+06A8 ARABIC LETTER QAF WITH THREE DOTS ABOVE], ڧ [U+06A7 ARABIC LETTER QAF WITH DOT ABOVE], ڤ [U+06A4 ARABIC LETTER VEH], ڥ [U+06A5 ARABIC LETTER FEH WITH THREE DOTS BELOW], ٯ [U+066F ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS QAF], ڡ [U+06A1 ARABIC LETTER DOTLESS FEH], and ࢼ [U+08BC ARABIC LETTER AFRICAN QAF]

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]

Arabic

Alternative forms

• ڧ (q)
• ࢼ

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 Φ (Ph), Latin Q.

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
• Search for entries beginning with ق

Proper noun

ق • (qāf) ?

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

Etymology 2

Verb

قِ • (qi) (form I) /qi/

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

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡɑf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

ق (q)

1. A consonant of the Azerbaijani language used in the Arabic orthography.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: ف
• Next letter: ک

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /q/, [q]

Letter

ق (transliteration needed)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /q/, [q]

Letter

ق (q)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): [qaːf]
• (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 (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].

Forms

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

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 (ʕēn), غ (ḡēn), ف (fāʔ), ق (gāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), هـ (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ق • (q)

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

Forms

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

See also

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

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ق
Cyrillic	Қ, қ
Latin	Q, q
Yañalif	Q, q

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ق • (q)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Қ.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: ف
• Next letter: ك
• (Arabic script letters) 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.

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

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) 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]

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

Persian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /q/

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• (letter name)

  (Dari) IPA^(key): /qɑːf/

  (Iran) IPA^(key): /qɒːf/

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.

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

• Gurmukhi letter: ਕ਼ (qa)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /qäːf/, /käːf/, /käːpʰ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /q/, /k/

Letter

ق • (qāf)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: ف (fe)
• Next letter: ک (kāf)

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

• (Letters of the Sindhi alphabet) 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

• Previous letter: ڦ
• Next letter: ڪ

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)

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)