Words containing q not followed by u

Interested in playing word games? Here are 20 words that you might like to note, as they may come in handy at times when you have a q, but not a u.

faqir – fakir.

miqra – Hebrew biblical text.

qabab – kebab.

qadi – Muslim civil judge.

qaf – letter of the Arabic alphabet.

qanat – irrigation tunnel.

qantar – Middle Eastern unit of weight.

qasida – Arabic or Persian poem.

qat – Ethiopian bush.

qi – Chinese life-force.

qibla, qiblah – direction towards Mecca.

qibli – sirocco.

qirsh – Arabian coin.

qoph – Hebrew letter q.

qwat – to squash flat.

qwerk – a twist or bend.

qwerty – standard layout of a computer keyboard.

qwop – to throb with pain.

shoq – Indian tree.

suq – Arab market place

Good luck!