U+0958 "क़" Devanagari Letter Qa Unicode Character

U+0958 "क़" Devanagari Letter Qa is a modified consonant from the Devanagari script, representing a sound not native to classical Sanskrit but used primarily for transcribing the voiced uvular plosive /q/ from Persian, Arabic, and other languages into Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali. It is visually formed by adding a nuqta, a dot below the standard Devanagari letter क (ka), officially categorizing it as an extension of the basic Devanagari set for accurate representation of loanwords. This character allows writers to preserve the distinct pronunciation of foreign terms, such as in the Hindi word "क़िला" (qila, meaning fort), distinguishing it from the regular "क" sound.