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barqa

/ˈbɑɹkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-qa
IPA
/ˈbɑɹkə/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Marj: a city in Libya.

name

Former name of Cyrenaica: a region of Libya.

Etymology

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: برقة, Βάρκη, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɑɹkə/

Inflected Forms

Barka (alternative) Barqah (alternative)

Derived Forms

Barqan

Homonyms

barca barka barce barke

Questions

How do you pronounce barqa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑɹkə/.
What does barqa mean?
Former name of Marj: a city in Libya.
Where does barqa come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce barqa

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