Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barqah

/ˈbɑɹkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-qah
IPA: /ˈbɑɹkə/

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Barqa, former name of Marj: a city in Libya.

Etymology

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: برقة, Βάρκη, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɑɹkə/

Questions

How do you pronounce barqah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑɹkə/.
What does barqah mean?: Alternative spelling of Barqa, former name of Marj: a city in Libya.
Where does barqah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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