Farah

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/ˈfærə//ˈfɛərə//ˈfɑrɑx/

proper noun

A surname from Arabic.

OriginArabic فَرَح →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

Farah1

proper nounFarah (plural Farahs)

plural Farahs

  1. A surname from Arabic.
  2. A female given name from Arabic.

Farah2

proper noun
  1. A province of Afghanistan.
  2. The provincial capital of Farah Province, Afghanistan.

Origin

Farah · proper noun

  1. Arabicفَرَح“joy”
  2. EnglishFarah

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

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Farah · proper noun

  1. Persianفراه
  2. EnglishFarah

Borrowed from Persian فراه (farâh).

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Translations

Bengali ফরাহ, ফরাহ
  • ফরাহ (fôrah)city in Afghanistan
  • ফরাহ (fôrah)province of Afghanistan
Bulgarian Фарах, Фарах
  • Фарах (Farah)city in Afghanistan
  • Фарах (Farah)province of Afghanistan
Chinese Mandarin 法拉, 法拉省
  • 法拉 (Fǎlā)city in Afghanistan
  • 法拉省 (Fǎlāshěng)province of Afghanistan
Hindi फ़राह, फ़राह
  • फ़राह (farāh)city in Afghanistan
  • फ़राह (farāh)province of Afghanistan
Korean 파라, 파라
  • 파라 (Para)city in Afghanistan
  • 파라 (Para)province of Afghanistan
Persian فراه, فراه
  • فراه (farâh)city in Afghanistan
  • فراه (farâh)province of Afghanistan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RafahFarha
Cite this entry
APA

Farah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farah

MLA

“Farah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Farah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farah.

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