Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farah

/ˈfærə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: farah
IPA: /ˈfærə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

name

A female given name from Arabic.

name

A province of Afghanistan.

name

The provincial capital of Farah Province, Afghanistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: فَرَح, ف ر ح, فراه

Inflected Forms

Farahs (plural)

Rhymes With

era sarah sierra sara para vera tara canberra kara rivera cara sahara

Questions

How do you pronounce farah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfærə/.
What does farah mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does farah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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