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Search references for QA. Phrases containing QA
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Search references for QA. Phrases containing QA
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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up -qa, QA, or qa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. QA or qa may refer to: Qantas Airlines, Australia (founded 1920) Aerocaribe, Mexico (1972–2005)
QA
Internet country-code top level domain for Qatar
.qa is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for State of Qatar. The .qa country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Qatar has been managed
.qa
Biomolecule
Within molecular and cell biology, Qa-1b is a MHC class I molecule and is the functional homolog of HLA-E in humans. Qa-1b is characterised by its limited
Qa-1b
UK based training company
QA Ltd is a provider of technical and business skills in the UK and in North America. They offer technical, management and other associated professional
QA_(company)
Country in West Asia
2020". Qatar Statistics Authority. "Statistical Key Indicators". www.npc.qa. Retrieved 15 January 2026. "Total Population by Sex in Census (1986 , 1997
Qatar
Quality assurance and quality control
QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product, and quality control
QA/QC
Cyrillic letter used for /q/ in Kurdish
Qa (Ԛ ԛ; italics: Ԛ ԛ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is based on the Latin letter Q (Q q). The lowercase form can look like a reversed Cyrillic
Qa_(Cyrillic)
Role in software engineering
software quality assurance (QA) analyst, also referred to as a software quality analyst or simply a quality assurance (QA) analyst, is an individual who
Software quality assurance analyst
Software_quality_assurance_analyst
Ways of ensuring the quality of a service or product
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to assure that the product(s)
Quality_assurance
Cuneiform sign
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qa (cuneiform). The cuneiform sign qa, is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other
Qa_(cuneiform)
Software testing process for quality control of video games
Game testing, also called quality assurance (QA) testing within the video game industry, is a software testing process for quality control of video games
Game_testing
Topics referred to by the same term
Qarash Qa Tappehsi (Persian: قارشقاتپه سي), also rendered as Qarash Qatepsi, may refer to: Qarash Qa Tappehsi-ye Olya Qarash Qa Tappehsi-ye Sofla This
Qarash_Qa_Tappehsi
Means of monitoring the software and ensuring high quality stable applications
Software quality assurance (SQA) is a means and practice of monitoring all software engineering processes, methods, and work products to ensure compliance
Software_quality_assurance
Organization based in Astana, Kazakhstan
The "Qazaq analary–dästürge jol" republican public association (QA–DJ; Kazakh: Қазақ аналары–дәстүрге жол, lit. 'Kazakh mothers–the way to tradition')
Qazaq_analary–dästürge_jol
Basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal
In chemistry, an alkali (/ˈælkəlaɪ/ ; from the Arabic word al-qily, القالِي "saltwort") also base is a hydroxide of any of either the alkali metal which
Alkali
Artificial intelligence computer system made by IBM
questions posed in natural language. It was developed as a part of IBM's DeepQA project by a research team, led by principal investigator David Ferrucci.
IBM_Watson
Semi-automatic pistol
P99c AS (Compact Anti Stress) P99c DAO (Compact Double Action Only) P99c QA (Compact Quick Action) The P99RAM is a training and simulation pistol, equipped
Walther_P99
Greek title roughly meaning 'monarch'
basileus is uncertain. The Mycenaean form was *gʷasileus (Linear B: 𐀣𐀯𐀩𐀄, qa-si-re-u), denoting some sort of court official or local chieftain, but not
Basileus
American web portal
Yahoo (/ˈjɑːhuː/ , styled yahoo! in its logo) is an American web portal that provides the search engine Yahoo Search and related services including My
Yahoo
Computer science discipline
Question answering (QA) is a computer science discipline within the fields of information retrieval and natural language processing (NLP) that is concerned
Question_answering
Entry for Qatar in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2:QA is the entry for Qatar in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO_3166-2:QA
Measure of disease burden
medical interventions. One QALY equates to one year in perfect health. QALY scores range from 1 (perfect health) to 0 (dead). QALYs can be used to inform health
Quality-adjusted_life_year
General hospital near Portsmouth, England
The Queen Alexandra Hospital (commonly known as QA Hospital, QAH or simply QA) is a large NHS hospital in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Located in Cosham, it
Queen_Alexandra_Hospital
Sub-community of QAnon followers
Pastel QAnon is a collection of techniques and strategies that use "soft" and feminine aesthetics – most notably pastel colors – in order to attract women
Pastel_QAnon
American robotics company
two months Engadget: Anybots rolls out the QA Telegenic Telepresence Robot Pocket Lint: Anybots unveils QA telepresence robot CES 2009: Be anywhere in
Anybots
American information technology company
the Greater Boston Area and was founded in 2009 when SmartBear, AutomatedQA and Pragmatic Software were acquired by Insight Venture Partners. SmartBear
SmartBear_Software
Salafist Islamic information website
the first online fatwa services, if not the first. The launching of IslamQA.info in 1996 by Muhammad Saalih Al-Munajjid marked the beginning of an attempt
IslamQA.info
Valley in northern Oman
from the Early Bronze Age (QA 1), a Neolithic campsite (QA 2), and a settlement from the Iron and Bronze Ages (QA 3). Site QA 1 is a burial site with graves
Qumayrah_Valley
Main-belt asteroid
287 Nephthys is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on August 25, 1889, in Clinton, New York and
287_Nephthys
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
Azzuz at-Talhi Umar Mustafa Al Muntasir Abuzed Omar Dorda Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush Imbarek Shamekh Shukri Ghanem Baghdadi Mahmudi
Muammar_Gaddafi
Association football tournament in Qatar
October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017. "Al Bayt Stadium Design". qatar2022.qa. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021
2022_FIFA_World_Cup
Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation
at International Day to Protect Education from Attack". www.mozabintnasser.qa. Retrieved 29 August 2024. United Nations. "International Day to Protect Education
Moza_bint_Nasser
Search engine from Google
Google Search (also known simply as Google or google.com) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search or ask for information by entering
Google_Search
Internet memes pertaining to soy boys
suicide attempt rate of transgender people. The meme originated from 4chan's /qa/ board and experienced an increase in popularity during Trump's second inauguration
Soyjak
Wireline quality assurance and quality control (wireline QA/QC) is a set of requirements and operating procedures which take place before, during, and
Wireline_QA/QC
American video game development company
Raven's QA team formed a union named the Game Workers Alliance with Communications Workers of America. In May 2022, workers of the Raven QA team voted
Raven_Software
Encyclopædia Britannica Porsche-Ludwig & Chen 2022b, p. 820. "Al-Adaam". Qatar.qa. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024. Mumford
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
District in Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
using gray water from the mosque's ablution pool. One of these quarters was Qa' al-Yahud [he], or the Jewish Quarter, located on the Western side of the
Old_City_of_Sanaa
Association football club in Qatar
com.qa. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013. "Qatar's Lekhwiya launch Asian campaign with a brave win". qsl.com.qa. Archived
Al_Duhail_SC
Language family of the Andes in South America
Chawrana-qa so:already-TOP puntataruu-qu at:the:peak-TOP trayaruptin-qa arriving-TOP wamrata-qa child-TOP mayna-shi already-IND Diosninchi-qa our:God-TOP
Quechuan_languages
Use of purpose-built software to control test execution
Test automation is the use of software (separate from the software being tested) for controlling the execution of tests and comparing actual outcome with
Test_automation
and Technology". UDST. http://www.ccq.edu.qa/ "Doha Institute for Graduate Studies". www.dohainstitute.edu.qa. Retrieved 2018-03-12. "جامعة لوسيل – Lusail
List of universities and colleges in Qatar
List_of_universities_and_colleges_in_Qatar
Type of machine learning model
adversarial, focusing on problems that confound LLMs. One example is the TruthfulQA dataset, a question answering dataset consisting of 817 questions that stump
Large_language_model
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
in all U.S. states". Newsweek. Retrieved 25 December 2021. Karim SS, Karim QA (December 2021). "Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: a new chapter in the COVID-19
COVID-19_pandemic
The al-Bawn plain, or Qā‘ al-Bawn, is a plain located in north-central Yemen, in 'Amran Governorate. It is located just to the north of the Sanaa plain
Al-Bawn
Pakistani political party
The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) is a Pakistani political party with a centre-right political and a moderate conservative ideology. As of 2025, it has a
Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Q)
Pharmaceutical drug classification
created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QA. National versions of the ATC classification may include additional codes
ATC_code_A
Spanish footballer (born 2007)
Barcelona. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025. https://www.goal.com/en-qa/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-mallorca-raphinha-ferran-torres-lamine-
Lamine_Yamal
Ancient Buddhist kingdom on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert
Kucha (/ˈkuːtʃə/ KOO-chə, also: Kuche, Kuchar, Kuçar; Uyghur: كۇچار, Кучар; Chinese: 龜茲; pinyin: Qiūcí, Chinese: 庫車; pinyin: Kùchē; Sanskrit: 𑀓𑀽𑀘𑀻𑀦
Kucha
Cyrillic letter used for /q/ in two languages
Bashkir Qa or Bashkir Ka (Ҡ ҡ; italics: Ҡ ҡ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) with the top extending
Bashkir_Qa
French footballer (born 1997)
"Dembele Wins UEFA Champions League Player of the Season Award". qna.org.qa. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025. McVitie, Peter (31 May 2025). "'Given
Ousmane_Dembélé
England-based gaming services company
company initially provided quality assurance, localization, localization QA and player support to game developers and has since grown to provide audio
Side_(company)
Mountain pass and archaeological site in Colorado, USA
National Register of Historic Places to include achievements made by John Q.A. Rollins and his toll wagon road that traversed the pass. In 2012, Rollins
Rollins_Pass
QA Technologies Ltd. is a telematics company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan that develops fleet management technologies to the transportation industry
QA_Technologies
Horus name of an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh)
Qahedjet (also Hor-Qahedjet) could be the Horus name of an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh), who may have ruled during the 3rd Dynasty or could be a voluntarily
Qahedjet
Museum in Doha, Ad-Dawhah, Qatar
2024-02-16. "IDAM". www.mia.org.qa. Retrieved 2022-05-19. "IDAM". www.mia.org.qa. Retrieved 2019-04-02. "Park Map". www.mia.org.qa. Retrieved 2019-04-02. "Learning
Museum_of_Islamic_Art,_Doha
Topics referred to by the same term
Qaraxanbəyli or Garakhanbeyli or Karakhan-begly may refer to: Qaraxanbəyli, Fizuli, Azerbaijan Qaraxanbəyli, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan This disambiguation
Qaraxanbəyli
Former railroad in eastern Maryland, US
The Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad (QA&KR) (Sometimes the Queen Anne's and Kent County Railroad) was a railroad company that operated in the US states
Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad
Queen_Anne's_and_Kent_Railroad
966: SA 967: YE 968: OM 969: — 97x 970: PS 971: AE 972: IL, PS 973: BH 974: QA 975: BT 976: MN 977: NP 978: — 979: ** 99x 990: — 991: ** 992: TJ 993: TM
List of telephone country codes
List_of_telephone_country_codes
Anonymous imageboard website
apparently acquired by the user and leaked online. Additionally, the deleted /qa/ board was restored. On soyjak.party, information purporting to be from the
4chan
Commercial static code analysis software
Helix QAC, formerly QA·C is a commercial static code analysis software tool produced by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based software vendor Perforce Software
Helix_QAC
US-based software and services company
partnership with Thomson Reuters to sell the Palantir Metropolis product as "QA Studio" (a quantitative analysis tool). On June 18, 2010, Vice President of
Palantir
Letter used to write Mongolic and Tungusic languages
Qa is a letter of related and vertically oriented alphabets used to write Mongolic and Tungusic languages. Look up ᠬ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Qa_(Mongolic)
Avoidance of the consumption of alcohol
Desai, Mufti Siraj (9 May 2015). "Punishment for Drinking Alcohol". IslamQA. Bentley, David (30 January 2024). "Ramadan 40-day rule and how it affects
Teetotalism
200m Freestyle Results". gccgames.qa. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026. "Men's 400m Freestyle Results". gccgames.qa. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026
List of Qatari records in swimming
List_of_Qatari_records_in_swimming
Association football club in Qatar
1, 2023–2023) Patrice Carteron (Jul 1, 2024–2024) "Club profile". qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2014. "(صحيفة
Umm_Salal_SC
Islamic phrase on receiving bad news
ISBN 9004147438. "The believers attitude towards calamities". IslamQA (in English, Arabic, and Spanish). 19 March 2006. "When to say: Inna Lilaahi
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Inna_Lillahi_wa_inna_ilayhi_raji'un
Airport serving Amman, Jordan
partner for ground services". 2 August 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2026. "QA and Royal Jordanian offer more shared destinations". 14 June 2016. Retrieved
Queen Alia International Airport
Queen_Alia_International_Airport
Digital magazine about software, published 1996–2018
originally published in 1996 as Software QA magazine, focusing primarily on software QA and testing. Software QA (a.k.a. Software Testing & Quality Engineering)
Better_Software_Magazine
Sub-kilometer asteroid classified as a near-Earth object
(7025) 1993 QA is a sub-kilometer asteroid classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo and Amor group, respectively. It was discovered on 16 August
(7025)_1993_QA
Syrian-born Palestinian-Saudi Islamic scholar (born 1960)
Palestinian-Saudi Islamic scholar. He is the founder of the fatwa website IslamQA, the most popular website for responses on the topic of Islam. Al-Munajjid
Muhammad_al-Munajjid
1958 twin-piston-engine utility aircraft family
The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin-engined light aircraft produced by Beechcraft in numerous versions from 1960 to 1978. Based upon the Twin Bonanza, with
Beechcraft_Queen_Air
Weapons facility in Iraq
Qa'qaa' State Establishment (Arabic: القعقاع al-Qa’qā’; also Romanized al Qa Qaa, al Qa'qa) was a massive weapons facility 48 kilometres (30 miles) south
Al_Qa'qaa
Main-belt asteroid
312 Pierretta (A891 QA) is a 46 km main-belt asteroid discovered on 28 Aug 1891 by Auguste Charlois at Nice. "pierette". Lexico UK English Dictionary.
312_Pierretta
Main-belt asteroid
84 Klio is a fairly large and very dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on August 25, 1865, and named after Clio, the Muse of history
84_Klio
American politician
John Quincy Adams Brackett (June 8, 1842 – April 6, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican and temperance advocate
John_Q._A._Brackett
Semi-automatic pistol
with the P99, the cocking indicator does not protrude from the slide of the QA variant unless the weapon is fired, as it is in a constant partially cocked
Smith_&_Wesson_SW99
Each "article" in this category is in fact a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries themselves
Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Q)
Compendium_of_postage_stamp_issuers_(Q)
Checking web applications in various browsers
performed by QA engineers. After the development team builds a web application or site, QA engineers evaluate the completed project. The QA engineer tests
Cross-browser_testing
Research hub in Al Rayyan, Doha, Qatar
schools in different locations throughout Qatar, including QA Al Khor, QA Al Wakra QA Msheireb, and QA Sidra. Academic Bridge Program (ABP) was established
Education_City
Iraqi footballer
Qasem (Arabic: أحمد قاسم, romanized: ʾAḥmad Qāsim pronounced [ˈ(ʔ)aħmad ˈqaː.sɪm]; born 12 July 2003), is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking
Ahmed_Qasem
Railway in Texas
Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway (QA&P) was a 117-mile (188 km) freight railroad that operated between the Red River and Floydada, Texas, from 1902 until
Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway
Quanah,_Acme_and_Pacific_Railway
pb pc pd pe pf pg ph pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj qk ql qm qn qo qp qq qr qs qt qu qv qw qx qy qz
List of ISO 639 language codes
List_of_ISO_639_language_codes
System in which software component is executed
a name like Quality Assurance (QA); QA doesn’t mean software testing. Testing is important, but it is different from QA. Sometimes deployment is done outside
Deployment_environment
Pan-Islamist militant organization
Establishments in Jihad arenas in a manner that conforms with our policies" — Al-Qa`ida's Structure and Bylaws, p.2, Al-Qaeda aims to establish an Islamic state
Al-Qaeda
Fantasy comic series
Varth): the war-loving, merciless "god" brought by the sea into the land of Qâ (a presumably South American pre-Columbian civilization). He leads his people
Thorgal
Main-belt asteroid
August 1890 Designations Named after Unknown Alternative designations A890 QA Minor planet category Main belt Orbital characteristics Epoch 31 July 2016
295_Theresia
Formula in X-ray diffraction and crystallography
qa]}}} and finally: S ( q ) = 1 N sin 2 [ N q a / 2 ] sin 2 [ q a / 2 ] {\displaystyle S(q)={\frac {1}{N}}{\frac {\sin ^{2}[Nqa/2]}{\sin ^{2}[qa/2]}}}
Scherrer_equation
General in the Adal Sultanate
Abu Bakr "the Slim" (Qaṭin) also known simply as Qaṭin sometimes spelt Qecchin or Katchthcen was a general in the Adal Sultanate under Ahmad ibn Ibrahim
Abu_Bakr_Qatin
Most populous city in California, U.S.
original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020. "Economy". la.consulate.qa. Retrieved May 30, 2026. "The Global Financial Centres Index 21" (PDF). Long
Los_Angeles
answer, often multiple-choice. They can be open-book or closed-book. Open-book QA resembles reading comprehension questions, with relevant passages included
Language_model_benchmark
Trinidadian rapper and singer (born 1982)
2021. Retrieved September 17, 2024. Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (June 11, 2012). "QA: Ice-T on 'The Art of Rap,' Why Nicki Minaj Is 'Real Hip-Hop'". Rolling Stone
Nicki_Minaj
American video game developer
It follows Raven Software, another Activision Blizzard subsidiary, whose QA team voted to unionize earlier in the year. Terminus, an online multiplayer
Blizzard_Albany
Qatari footballer (born 1997)
the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. "Issa Laye". 365scores.com. "Issa Laye". alarabi.qa. "Issa Laye". worldfootball.net. "الدوري القطري.. نادي الشمال يتعاقد مع المدافع
Issa_Laye
Freestyle Results". gccgames.qa. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026. "Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Results". gccgames.qa. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May
List of Bahraini records in swimming
List_of_Bahraini_records_in_swimming
Main-belt asteroid
46 Hestia is a large, dark main-belt asteroid. It is also the primary body of the Hestia clump, a group of asteroids with similar orbits. Hestia was discovered
46_Hestia
Main-belt asteroid
Pronunciation /ˈhɛkətiː/ Named after Hecate Alternative designations 1955 QA Minor planet category Main belt Adjectives Hekatean (Hecatæan) /hɛkəˈtiːən/
100_Hekate
almeezan.qa. Al Meezan – Qatar Legal Portal. Retrieved 19 May 2026. "Law No. (5) of 2024 Regulating Real Estate Registration". almeezan.qa. Al Meezan
Economy_of_Qatar
2025 video game
of eight South Korean freelance animators and quality assurance (QA) to a few dozen QA testers from the firm QLOC, as well as receiving assistance from
Clair_Obscur:_Expedition_33
Two or three letter codes that represent each country
Rico United States PR PRI 630 ISO 3166-2:PR .pr Qatar UN member QA QAT 634 ISO 3166-2:QA .qa Taiwan – See Taiwan (Province of China). Republic of Korea –
List of ISO 3166 country codes
List_of_ISO_3166_country_codes
QA
QA
Boy/Male
Indian
The subsisting, The independent
Boy/Male
Indian
The subduer
Boy/Male
Arabic
Variant of Qani'; Satisfied; Content
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Father of Qasim; An Attributive Name of the Prophet Muhammad
Male
Hebrew
(תּוּבַל קַיִן) Hebrew name TUWBAL QAYIN means "though shall be brought of Cain." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Lamech, said to be an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Variant of Qa'id; Steersman; Leader
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the most powerful
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Father of Qasim
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
She was a Narrator of Hadith Known as Qarsafah Al-zahliyah
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name QALETAQA means "guardian of the people."
Boy/Male
Indian
The constrictor
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Handsome; Name of a Great Mujahid - Izzu Deen-al-qassam
Boy/Male
Indian
The all-powerful, He who is able to do everything
Male
Hebrew
(קַיִן) Hebrew name QAYIN means "acquired, possessed." In the bible, this is the name of Adam and Eve's first son who killed his brother Abel. The Anglicized form is Cain.
Boy/Male
Indian
The possessor of all strength
Girl/Female
Muslim
She was a literary woman and a poetess in qastaniniyah
Boy/Male
Indian
The self-existing by whom all subsist
Boy/Male
Indian
The most strong
Boy/Male
Indian
The strong
Boy/Male
Arabic
Variant of Qa'im; Upright; Stable
QA
QA
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Small Beauty
Boy/Male
Tamil
Beautiful flower
Girl/Female
Tamil
Worship, Hymns sang in praise of God, Divine fire in ritual
Boy/Male
Tamil
Poornanand | பூரà¯à®¨à®¾à®¨à®‚த
Complete Joy
Male
Hebrew
(צָדְקִיָה) Variant spelling of Hebrew Tsidqiyah, TZIDKIYA means "righteousness of the Lord."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Blue Gem; Sapphire
Boy/Male
English
Cut in two.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex and Suffolk)
English (Essex and Suffolk) : nickname from the jackdaw, Middle English co, Old English cÄ (see Kay). The jackdaw is noted for its sleek black color, raucous voice, and thievish nature, and any of these attributes could readily have given rise to the nickname.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Attractive
Boy/Male
Muslim
He who wins heart
QA
QA
QA
QA
QA
n.
A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death.