Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farman

/fˈɑɹmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
far-man
IPA
/fˈɑɹmən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two main origins: * From the Old Norse personal name Farmaðr, a byname from farmaðr (“seafarer, merchant”); alternatively, an occupational surname sharing the same origin. * Borrowed from Urdu فرمان (farmān, “firman, command, order; decree, edict”); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, فرمان

Inflected Forms

Farmans (plural)

Rhymes With

carmen harmon harman carmine armin barman jarman sharman carman starman karman garman

Questions

How do you pronounce farman?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑɹmən/.
What does farman mean?
A surname.
Where does farman come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce farman

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