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qāf

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[kahf] / kɑf /

noun

  1. the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a uvular stop consonant sound.


Etymology

Origin of qāf

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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Then she asked: 'O Prince Almas-ruh-bakhsh, do you still wish so much to make this journey to Waq of Qaf?

From The Brown Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

My purpose lies in the land of Qaf and my road is full of peril.

From The Brown Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

When the saint saw that the prince was not to be moved, he said: 'Learn and know, O youth! that Waq of Qaf is in the Caucasus and is a dependency of it.

From The Brown Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

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