Ve (Arabic letter)
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Ve or Vāʼ (ڤ) is a letter of the Arabic-based Sorani, Comoro, Wakhi, Malay Arabic 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.
| Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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| Glyph form: | ڨ | ـڨ | ـڨـ | ڨـ |