Ve (Arabic letter)
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Ve or Vāʼ (ڤ) is a letter of the Arabic-based Sorani, Comoro, Wakhi, Malay Arabic, Karakhanid alphabets derived from the Arabic letter fāʾ (ﻑ) with two additional dots. It represents the sound /v/ for all alphabets, except for Malay. It is sometimes used in Arabic language to write names and loanwords with the phoneme /v/, such as ڤولڤو (Volvo) and ڤيينا viyenna (Vienna).
In Jawi script, used for Malay language, ڤ stands for /p/.
The character is mapped in Unicode under position U+06A8.
| Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyph form: | ڤ | ـڤ | ـڤـ | ڤـ |
The Maghrebi style, used in Northwestern Africa, the dots moved underneath (Unicode U+06A5), because it is based on the other style of fāʼ (ڢ):
| Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyph form: | ڥ | ـڥ | ـڥـ | ڥـ |
Similar-looking letter
In Tunisian and in Algerian , (ڨ, looks similar to ق but with three dots) is used for /ɡ/, such as in names of places or persons containing a voiced velar stop, as in Gafsa (in Tunisia) or Guelma (in Algeria). If the usage of that letter is not possible for technical restrictions, qāf (ق) is often used instead.
In Arabic script representations of the Chechen language, ڨ is used to represent the uvular ejective /q'/.
| Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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| Glyph form: | ڨ | ـڨ | ـڨـ | ڨـ |