Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farooq

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: fa-rooq
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”), from the root ف ر ق (f r q). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: فَارُوق

Inflected Forms

Farooqs (plural) Farooqi (alternative) Farooqui (alternative)

Questions

What does farooq mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does farooq come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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