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'''Qa''' (Ԛ ԛ; italics: <span style="font-family: times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: larger">''Ԛ ԛ''</span>) is a letter of the [[Cyrillic script]]. Its form is based on the [[Q|Latin letter Q]] (Q q). Depending on the font, the uppercase form can look like a reversed [[Er (Cyrillic)|Cyrillic letter Р]], with the lowercase form also resembling a reversed Cyrillic letter [[Er (Cyrillic)|Р]]. |
'''Qa''' (Ԛ ԛ; italics: <span style="font-family: times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: larger">''Ԛ ԛ''</span>) is a letter of the [[Cyrillic script]]. Its form is based on the [[Q|Latin letter Q]] (Q q). Depending on the font, the uppercase form can look like a reversed [[Er (Cyrillic)|Cyrillic letter Р]], with the lowercase form also resembling a reversed Cyrillic letter [[Er (Cyrillic)|Р]]. |
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Qa is used in the alphabet of the [[Kurdish language]], where it represents the [[voiceless uvular plosive]] {{IPA|/q/}}. It was also used to represent {{IPA|/q’/}}, the [[uvular ejective stop]] (now represented by [[Ka with stroke|Ҟ ҟ]]), in the Translation Committee's [[Abkhaz alphabet]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everson |first=M |last2=Birnbaum |first2=D |last3=Cleminson |first3=R |last4=Derzhanski |first4=I |last5=Dorosh |first5=V |last6=Kryukov |first6=A |last7=Paliga |first7=S |last8=Ruppel |first8=K |date=2007 |title=Proposal to encode additional Cyrillic characters in the BMP of the UCS |url=https://unicode.org/L2/L2007/07003-n3194-cyrillic.pdf |website=Unicode}}</ref> published around the turn of the 20th century, and to represent {{IPA|/q/}} in three old [[Ossetian alphabet]]s (now represented by |
Qa is used in the alphabet of the [[Kurdish language]], where it represents the [[voiceless uvular plosive]] {{IPA|/q/}}. It was also used to represent {{IPA|/q’/}}, the [[uvular ejective stop]] (now represented by [[Ka with stroke|Ҟ ҟ]]), in the Translation Committee's [[Abkhaz alphabet]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everson |first=M |last2=Birnbaum |first2=D |last3=Cleminson |first3=R |last4=Derzhanski |first4=I |last5=Dorosh |first5=V |last6=Kryukov |first6=A |last7=Paliga |first7=S |last8=Ruppel |first8=K |date=2007 |title=Proposal to encode additional Cyrillic characters in the BMP of the UCS |url=https://unicode.org/L2/L2007/07003-n3194-cyrillic.pdf |website=Unicode}}</ref> published around the turn of the 20th century, and to represent {{IPA|/q/}} in three old [[Ossetian alphabet]]s (now represented by Хъ хъ). |
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This character appeared in newspapers and articles such as 1955's ''Кӧрдо''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
This character appeared in newspapers and articles such as 1955's ''Кӧрдо''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
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Qa (Ԛ ԛ; italics: Ԛ ԛ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is based on the Latin letter Q (Q q). Depending on the font, the uppercase form can look like a reversed Cyrillic letter Р, with the lowercase form also resembling a reversed Cyrillic letter Р.
Qa is used in the alphabet of the Kurdish language, where it represents the voiceless uvular plosive /q/. It was also used to represent /q’/, the uvular ejective stop (now represented by Ҟ ҟ), in the Translation Committee's Abkhaz alphabet,[1] published around the turn of the 20th century, and to represent /q/ in three old Ossetian alphabets (now represented by Хъ хъ).
This character appeared in newspapers and articles such as 1955's Кӧрдо.[citation needed]
The letter was also used in the scrapped version of the Azerbaijani alphabet.[citation needed] It was, however, eliminated and replaced by Ҝ in Dagestan.
Computing codes
Preview | Ԛ | ԛ | ||
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Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER QA | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER QA | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1306 | U+051A | 1307 | U+051B |
UTF-8 | 212 154 | D4 9A | 212 155 | D4 9B |
Numeric character reference | Ԛ |
Ԛ |
ԛ |
ԛ |
See also
Other Cyrillic letters used to write the sound /q/:
- Қ қ : Cyrillic letter Ka with descender
- Ӄ ӄ : Cyrillic letter Ka with hook
- Ҡ ҡ : Cyrillic letter Bashkir Qa
- Ԟ ԟ : Cyrillic letter Aleut Ka
- Cyrillic characters in Unicode
References
- ^ Everson, M; Birnbaum, D; Cleminson, R; Derzhanski, I; Dorosh, V; Kryukov, A; Paliga, S; Ruppel, K (2007). "Proposal to encode additional Cyrillic characters in the BMP of the UCS" (PDF). Unicode.
External links
- Everson, Michael; et al. (2007-03-21). "Proposal to encode additional Cyrillic characters in the BMP of the UCS" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-04-29.