Farooq
Calligraphic representation of Al-Farooq | |
| Pronunciation | Literary Arabic: [fɑːˈruːq, faːˈruːq, fæːˈruːq] Egyptian Arabic: [fɑˈɾuːʔ] Levantine Arabic: [faːˈruːʔ] Persian: [fɒːˈɾuːɣ] English: /fɑːˈruːk/ |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | The one who distinguishes between right and wrong |
Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Faruqi, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq, Farooqi, Faruque or Farooqui; Arabic: فاروق, romanized: Fārūq) is a common Arabic given and family name. Al-Fārūq literally means "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."