Qoph
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Qoph is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician qōp 𐤒, Hebrew qūp̄ ק, Aramaic qop 𐡒, Syriac qōp̄ ܩ, and Arabic qāf ق. It is also related to the Ancient North Arabian 𐪄, South A
Needle from Ancient Egypt, 13th–10th century BC
In this 13th century Quran folio from North Africa, the qāf and fāʼ are rendered according to traditional Maghrebi style. The text reads:مِنكُمْ فَقَد ضَّلَّ سَوَاء السَّبِيِل فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثـٰقَهُمْ لَعَنَّـٰهُمْ وِجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَـٰسِيةً يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَّوَاضِعِهِ وَنَسُوا حَظٍّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ وَلاَتَزَالُ
Arabic alphabet
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The Arabic alphabet, or the Arabic abjad, is the Arabic script as specifically codified for writing the Arabic language. It is a unicameral script written from right-to-left in a cursive style, and in
Qoph
…Tsade Qoph Resh → Phoenician 𐤒 Hebrew ק Samaritan ࠒ Aramaic 𐡒 Syriac ܩ Nabataean 𐢚 Arabic ق South Arabian 𐩤 Geʽez ቀ North Arabian 𐪄 Ugaritic 𐎖 Phonemic representation Position in alphabet 19 Numerical value 100 Alphabetic derivatives of…
Musnad script as is clear from one of the Sabaean inscriptions.
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