قاف

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word قاف. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word قاف, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say قاف in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word قاف you have here. The definition of the word قاف will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofقاف, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

قَاف (qāff (plural قَافَات (qāfāt))

  1. Name of the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet (ق (q)), representing the sound /q/ (Standard, Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Druze, etc.), /ɡ/ (Hejazi, Najdi, Libyan, Southern Iraqi, etc.), /ʔ/ (Levantine, Egyptian, etc.).
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: qaf
  • Classical Persian: قَاف (qāf)
  • Uzbek: qof

Etymology 2

Root
ق و ف (q w f)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

قَافَ (qāfa) I (non-past يَقُوفُ (yaqūfu), verbal noun قَوْف (qawf))

  1. to trace, to follow the spoors of, to track
  2. to know the state or the relationships of by external signs
  3. to suck the udder of
Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاف (qāf).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? qāf
Dari reading? qāf
Iranian reading? ğâf
Tajik reading? qof

Noun

Dari قاف
Iranian Persian
Tajik қоф

قاف (qâf)

  1. the letter ق