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Like many of the other English words that use a q not followed by a u, souq is of Arabic origin. In English, the letter Q is almost always followed immediately by the letter U, e.g. quiz, quarry, question, squirrel. However, there are some exceptions.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples quadr-four: Latin: quattuor: quadrangle, quadrennial, quadriceps, quadracycle ...
Unlike other baby names that start with more flexible letters of the alphabet, like “K,” Wattenberg says names that start with “Q” lack the ability to “adapt to new trends.”
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with Q in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
While such words are technically outside the scope of the list as defined by its title, they are usually terms borrowed from languages (in these cases Chinese and Arabic) where the Q is an ordinary consonant that may or may not be followed by U, like almost all the words currently in the list are. --Theurgist 23:38, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
quod erat faciendum (Q.E.F.) which was to be done: Or "which was to be constructed". Used in translations of Euclid's Elements when there was nothing to prove, but there was something being constructed, for example a triangle with the same size as a given line. quod est (q.e.) which is: quod est necessarium est licitum: what is necessary is lawful
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