The Arabic letters - Class 21

Learn the Arabic letter Qaf with word samples The Arabic letter Qaf ق is the 21st letter in the Arabic alphabet. It has -almost- the shape of the Arabic letter Noun ن, with a small circle on its right side and two dots over it. Its shape is also close to the shape of the letter Faa ف which is flatter and has one dot over it. In addition to the isolated form, this letter has 3 forms in an Arabic word. Contents hide 1. The shapes of the letter Qaf ق: 2. How to pronounce Qaf ق? 3. Examples of words with Qaf ق: 4. The letter Qaf ق with the Harakat حركات: 5. FAQ about the letter Qaf ق: The shapes of the letter Qaf ق: TERMINAL MIDDLE INITIAL ISOLATED ـق ـقـ قـ ق How to pronounce Qaf ق? The pronunciation of the letter Qaf ق is so close to the pronunciation of the English letters K and Q, but it does not exist in English. The pronunciation of Qaf ق comes deeply from your throat, it is like pronouncing K while putting the tongue farther back. Examples of words with Qaf ق: Here are some examples of the letter Qaf ق at the beginning, middle, and end of the word: The initial Qaf ق: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION قفص Cage Qafas قلق Worry Qalaq قارب Boat Qareb The middle Qaf ق: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION مقص Scissors Miqass مطرقة Hammer Mitraqa صقر Hawk Saqr The terminal Qaf ق: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION لقلق Stork Laqlaq صديق Friend Sadiq عنق Neck O’unuq The letter Qaf ق with the Harakat حركات: The letter Qaf ق with fat.ha فتحة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION قَمح Wheat Qamh قَلم Pen Qalm قَبر Grave Qabr The letter Qaf ق with the Damma ضمة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION نقُود Cash money Nuqud قُطن Cotton Qutn قُنفذ Hedgehog Qunfuth The letter Qaf ق with Kasra كسرة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION قِطار Train Qitar قِفل Lock Qifl قِصة Story Qissa The letter Qaf ق with Sukuun سكون: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION نفقْ Subway\Tunnel Nafaq برقْ Lightning Barq مقْعد Seat Miqa’ad The letter Qaf ق is one of the Arabic letters which are difficult to pronounce. Some people mix up the pronunciation of Kaf ك and Qaf ق which is deeper. FAQ about the letter Qaf ق: What is the difference between the pronunciation Qaf ق and Kaf ك? The pronunciation of Qaf ق is deeper and comes from your throat, while Kaf ك corresponds to K and its pronunciation comes from your mouth. Is Qaf ق written on or over the line? Qaf ق is written on the line, but if the following letter is written over the line, you should write Qaf ق over the line as well. Is Qaf ق a sun or moon letter? Qaf ق is a moon letter, so the Lam ل in الـ is pronounced when it is followed by Qaf ق.