Ok I was watching cartoons with my son this morning and they had something on there about how in every word with Q there is always a U behind it. Is there any word at all with out U? If so what is it?
2006-09-15 02:25:28 · 15 answers · asked by Jennifer 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Proper nouns DON'T count, especially when they're freakin' Middle Eastern . U after Q is a basic English rule.
2006-09-15 02:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are very few words in which q is not followed by u, and all but one have reached English from other languages:
qadi - a Muslim judge
qanat - an irrigation channel
qasida - an Arabic or Persian poem
qawwal - a qawwali devotional singer
qawwali - Muslim devotional music
qibla - the direction towards Mecca
qigong - a Chinese system of physical exercises
qin - a Chinese musical instrument
qintar - a monetary unit of Albania
qwerty - the standard layout of typewriters and keyboards
tariqa - the Sufi method of spiritual learning
2006-09-15 02:33:28 · answer #2 · answered by ChEkNa . 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Qaf is the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet.
That is the only one I found in my grandfathers (very old Winston dictionary.
I realize that all the answers that were given as exceptions to the Q / U "rule" were all foreign words and maybe that does not count, but I also think it is important for a child to understand that in different languages that rule obviously does not apply. Just by reading some of the other answers I learned something.
2006-09-15 02:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Qatar - a place in the Middle East
qasar - Turkish spice (made from ginger and nutmeg)
qanty - East Timorese for 'prostitute'
2006-09-15 02:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The middle-eastern country of Qatar, pronounced "gutter" by most news anchors I've heard pronounce it.
2006-09-15 02:34:19 · answer #5 · answered by correrafan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Qat - it's some sort of beverage plant
source: Macquarie Thesaurus
2006-09-15 02:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by Ron G 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Qoph is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2006-09-15 02:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by Ms. G. 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do believe with every Q there is a U.
2006-09-15 02:29:22 · answer #8 · answered by jan3sons 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Qat also sometimes spelled Kat it is a bush.
2006-09-15 02:35:14 · answer #9 · answered by April J 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, for example, qanat, qatar, qiana,qintar.
2006-09-15 02:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋