Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iqbal

/ˈɪkbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
iqbal
IPA
/ˈɪkbəl/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic

name

A male given name from Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic إِقْبَال (ʔiqbāl).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: إِقْبَال, ق ب ل

Inflected Forms

Questions

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

How to pronounce iqbal

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɪkbəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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