ف

See also: ڢ, ق, ڨ, ڧ, ڤ, and ڥ

ف U+0641, ف
ARABIC LETTER FEH
ـ
[U+0640]
Arabic ق
[U+0642]
U+FED1, ﻑ
ARABIC LETTER FEH ISOLATED FORM

[U+FED0]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FED2]
U+FED2, ﻒ
ARABIC LETTER FEH FINAL FORM

[U+FED1]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FED3]
U+FED3, ﻓ
ARABIC LETTER FEH INITIAL FORM

[U+FED2]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FED4]
U+FED4, ﻔ
ARABIC LETTER FEH MEDIAL FORM

[U+FED3]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FED5]

Translingual

Letter

ف

  1. Arabic letter fe

Arabic

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢘 (p, ), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤐 (p, ), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂋. See also Classical Syriac ܦ (p, ), Hebrew פ (p, pe), Ancient Greek Π (P), Latin P.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف • (fāʔ)

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

Symbol

ف / ف‍ / ‍ف‍ / ‍ف • (fāʔ)

  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 ().

Conjunction

فَـ • (fa-)

  1. then, and then
    يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًاyawman fa-yawmanday after day
    شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًاšayʔan fa-šayʔanstep by step
  2. and so, thus, hence, therefore
  3. but then, then however
  4. because, for
  5. (with a subjunctive) so that
    لَا تَدْنُ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ فَيَأْكُلَكَ.
    lā tadnu mina l-ʔasadi fayaʔkulaka.
    Do not approach the lion lest he eat you.
    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
      wa-lā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika wa-lā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fa-taqʕuda malūman mmaḥsūran
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • فَ (fa) indicates that the second action follows directly after the first action, whereas ثُمَّ (ṯumma) indicates that there is a certain period of time between the two actions.

Noun

ف • (f) m

  1. Abbreviation of فَاكْس (fāks).

Verb

فِ • (fi) (form I)

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

See also

Balti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰ/, [pʰ~f]

Letter

ف (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰ/, [pʰ~pf~f]

Letter

ف (ph)

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʰu]

Noun

فُ (phu)

  1. fire
    Synonym: لم (lam)

References

  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “phu”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) (in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017:(in Latin script).

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 noʔaṭ)

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 formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

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

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 formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

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 formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ڠ
  • Next letter: ق

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [fɐ]
  • (Phoneme) IPA(key): [f]
  • (Phoneme, obsolete) 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

Pashto

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ف • (fe)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

  • Previous letter: غ
  • Next letter: ق

Persian

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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.

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 formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

  • Previous letter: غ
  • Next letter: ڦ

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَ (fa).

Conjunction

فـ • (fa-)

  1. then, so, hence, thus
    Synonym: إذا (ʔiḏan)

See also

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

Urdu

Pronunciation

Letter

ف • (fe)

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

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

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

Uyghur

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ف • (fe)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

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

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 formFinal formMedial formInitial form
فـفـفـفـ

See also

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