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