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qoph

[ kawf ]

noun

  1. a variant of koph.


qoph

/ kɔf; kʊf; kɒf /

noun

  1. a variant of koph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Rosen’s descriptions betray his nerdy excitement — “The Phoenician ‘Q’ from 1000 BCE was ‘qoph’ which possibly meant ‘monkey,’ possibly ‘a ball of wool’!” — and also make you reconsider the purpose of individual letters.

The first letter "ق," qoph, is pronounced as a "k" sound and usually transliterated as a "q."

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The reason the most common spelling of Gaddafi begins with a "g" is due of the Libyan dialect, which pronounces qoph like a "g" sound.

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