ف

See also: ڢ, ق, ڨ, ڧ, ڤ, and ڥ

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. Arabic letter fe

Arabic

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢘 (p, “pē”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤐 (p, “pē”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂋. See also Classical Syriac ܦ (p, “pē”), 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 (ḡ) 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 (ṣ).

Conjunction

فَـ • (fa-)

1. then, and then

   يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا ― yawman fa-yawman ― day after day

   شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا ― šayʔan fa-šayʔan ― step 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 maḥsūran

     (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) /fi/

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of وَفَى (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 alphabet
• Search for entries beginning with ف

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/, [pʰ~f]

Letter

ف (f)

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

Burushaski

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰu]

Noun

فُ (phu)

1. fire

   Synonym: لم (lam)

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “phu”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

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 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 the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ф.

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 the Khowar abjad.

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-second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic 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/
• (phoneme): (Dialect) IPA^(key): /p/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

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 the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by غ and followed by ق. Its name is فه or فِ.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਫ਼ (fa)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /feː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/, /pʰ/

Letter

ف • (fe)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: غ (ġain)
• Next letter: ق (qāf)

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 form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ف	ـف	ـفـ	فـ

See also

• (Letters of the Sindhi alphabet) ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي

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

Letter

ف • (fe)

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

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 alphabet.

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 the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: عَِ
• Next letter: غ