Farooq

"Faruq" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Faruq, Iran.
Farooq
Pronunciation Literary Arabic: [fɑːˈruːq, faːˈruːq, fæːˈruːq]
Egyptian Arabic: [fɑˈɾuːʔ]
Levantine Arabic: [faːˈruːʔ]
Persian: [fɒːˈɾuːɣ]
English /fɑːˈrk/
Gender Male
Origin
Language(s) Arabic

Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq; Arabic: فاروق, Fārūq) is a common Arabic given and family name derived from an honorific of Umar, an early Muslim leader. Al-Farooq literally means, "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."

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