- What is Arabic Alphabet Fa ف Qaf ق and kaf?
- How do you write QAF ق?How to write kaaf in Arabic?
- How do you pronounce KAAF ك in Arabic?
- What is the difference between Qaaf ق and Kaaf ك in Arabic?
- What is letter FA ف in Arabic?
- Is FA a consonant or vowel?
Arabic Alphabet Fa ف Qaf ق and Kaf ك are 20th ,21st and 22nd alphabets of Arabic.
They all have their own shape .
Fa ف is somehow similar to Qaf ق in shape.
Qaf ق and Kaf ك have very similar sounds.
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ف
- Its equivalent in English is “F”.
- Its pronunciation is “fa”.
- It has a dot at its top.
- It is similar to qaf ق in half shape but dot make the difference.
- Fa ف is a consonant in Arabic.
Articulation Point
Letter faa ف is pronounce when inside of the lower lip is touched by tips of the two front incisor.
ق
- Its equivalent in English is “Q”.
- Its sound is “qaf”.
- It has two dots at its top.
- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN QAF ق AND KAF ك is
- Qaf is heavy letter and Kaf is light letter.
- Qaf has two dots but kaf has a stick instead.
- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN QAF ق AND Fa ف is
- َق is bit similar to ف as both have round starting.That’s why both have same look in half shapes But dot make them different from each other.
- like in the إقراْ {Iqra} shape is same but ق has two dots.
- like in the فلافل {flafil} shape is same but ف has one dot .
- It is one of the heavy letter of Arabic.
Articulation Point of Qaf
Letter Qaf ق is pronounce from the deepest part of the tongue and what lies opposite to it of roof of the mouth{soft palate}
ك
- Its equivalent in English is ” K “.
- Its pronunciation is ‘kaf’.
- It is without dot instead it has a small stick
- which is more clear in half shape just like in كتب , in it first letter is kaf with small stick.
- Its sound is very similar to Qaf َق ,but ق has very heavy sound while kaf ك does not.
Articulation Point of Kaf
Letter Kaf ك is pronounce from the deepest part of the tongue and what lies opposite to it of the roof of the mouth{hard palate}close to the mouth farther from throat.