ف

See also:ڢ,ق,ڨ,ڧ,ڤ,andڥ

ف U+0641,ف ARABIC LETTER FEH ←ـ [U+0640] Arabic ق→ [U+0642]

ﻑ U+FED1,ﻑ ARABIC LETTER FEH ISOLATED FORM ←ﻐ [U+FED0] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻒ→ [U+FED2]

ﻒ U+FED2,ﻒ ARABIC LETTER FEH FINAL FORM ←ﻑ [U+FED1] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻓ→ [U+FED3]

ﻓ U+FED3,ﻓ ARABIC LETTER FEH INITIAL FORM ←ﻒ [U+FED2] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻔ→ [U+FED4]

ﻔ U+FED4,ﻔ ARABIC LETTER FEH MEDIAL FORM ←ﻓ [U+FED3] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻕ→ [U+FED5]

Translingual

Letter

ف

1. Arabicletterfe

Arabic

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter𐢘(p,“pē”),derived from thePhoenicianletter𐤐(p,“pē”),from theEgyptianhieroglyph𓂋.See also Classical Syriacܦ(p,“pē”),Hebrewפ(p,“pe”),Ancient GreekΠ(P),LatinP.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ف/ف‍/‍ف‍/‍ف•(fāʔ)

1. The twentieth letter of theArabicAlpha bet. It is preceded byغ(ḡ)and followed byق(q).

Symbol

ف/ف‍/‍ف‍/‍ف•(fāʔ)

1. The seventeenth letter in traditionalabjadorder, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded byع(ʕ)and followed byص(ṣ).

Conjunction

فَـ•(fa-)

1. then,andthen

   يَوْمًافَيَوْمًا―yawmanfa-yawman―dayafterday

   شَيْئًافَشَيْئًا―šayʔanfa-šayʔan―stepbystep

2. andso,thus,hence,therefore
3. butthen,thenhowever
4. because,for
5. (with a subjunctive)so that

   لَا تَدْنُ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ فَيَأْكُلَكَ.

   lā tadnu mina l-ʔasadi fayaʔkulaka.

   Do not approach the lionlesthe eat you.

   لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًافَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًافَتُكْسَرَ.

   lā takun raṭbanfa-tuʕṣara wa-lā yābisanfa-tuksara.

   Do not be so softthatthey squeeze you, nor so hardthatthey break you.

   • 609–632CE,Qur'an,17:29:

     وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِفَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا

     wa-lā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika wa-lā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭifa-taqʕuda malūman mmaḥsūran

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

Usage notes

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

Noun

ف•(f)m

1. Abbreviationofفَاكْس(fāks).

Verb

فِ•(fi) (form I)

1. second-personmasculinesingularactiveimperativeofوَفَى(wafā)

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)
• ڢ(f)(Maghrebi fā’ with dot below)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic Alpha bet
• Search for entries beginning withف

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pʰ/,[pʰ~f]

Letter

ف(f)

1. The thirty-thirdletterof theBaltiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Burushaski

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pʰ/,[pʰ~pf~f]

Letter

ف(ph)

1. The thirty-thirdletterof theBurushaskiAlpha bet,written in thePerso-Arabicscript

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[pʰu]

Noun

فُ(phu)

1. fire

   Synonym:لم(lam)

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “phu”,inBurushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary)(in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published2017:“(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 andadd 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 Alpha bet chart ofKashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

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 theKazakhin Arabic Script. It represents theCyrillicletterФ.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter:ع
• Next letter:ق
• (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):/fe/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/f/

Letter

ف(fe)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of theKhowarabjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

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-secondletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theArabic 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):/fe/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/f/

Letter

ف•(fe)

1. The thirtieth letter of thePashto Alpha bet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter:غ
• Next letter:ق

Persian

Pronunciation

• Audio(Iran):

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Letter

ف/ف‍/‍ف‍/‍ف•(fe)

1. The twenty-third letter of thePerso-Arabic Alpha bet.It is preceded byغand followed byق.Its name isفهorفِ.

Sindhi

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ف•(fe)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of theSindhiabjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter:غ
• Next letter:ڦ

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

FromArabicفَ(fa).

Conjunction

فـ•(fa-)

1. then,so,hence,thus

   Synonym:إذا(ʔiḏan)

See also

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

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name):(Standard Urdu)IPA^(key):/feː/
• (phoneme):(Standard Urdu)IPA^(key):/f/

Letter

ف•(fe)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of theUrduabjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

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 Alpha bet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

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 theYorùbáAlpha bet in theAjamiScript.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• Previous letter:عَِ
• Next letter:غ