Tawfik

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proper noun

A surname from Arabic.

OriginArabic تَوْفِيق →
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Meanings

proper nounTawfik (plural Tawfiks)

plural Tawfiks

  1. A surname from Arabic.

    Zeshan Hamdani lost his older brother Salman, a Muslim American New York police cadet, in the North Tower. He spoke to the BBC's Nada Tawfik over his thoughts on this anniversary.

    2026 September 11, Rudy Giuliani, “Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial”, in BBC

Origin

  1. Arabicتَوْفِيق
  2. EnglishTawfik

Borrowed from Arabic تَوْفِيق (tawfīq).

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Cite this entry
APA

Tawfik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tawfik

MLA

“Tawfik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tawfik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tawfik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tawfik.

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