huq

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noun

A just right; a lawful claim; a perquisite claimable by established usage.

OriginArabic حق →
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Meanings

huq1

nounhuq (plural huqs)

plural huqs · alternative huck

  1. IndiaobsoleteA just right; a lawful claim; a perquisite claimable by established usage.

    Therefore the claim for this giras cannot be placed among claims of the description of those for immoveable property, or for huqs arising therefrom.

    1874, The Law Reports: Indian Appeals, page 39

Huq2

proper nounHuq (plural Huqs)

plural Huqs

  1. A surname.

Origin

huq · noun

  1. Arabicحق“to be true”
  2. Englishhuq

Borrowed from Arabic حق (“to be true”). Doublet of Haq.

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Huq · proper noun

Islamic surname mostly in Bangladesh, variant of Haq.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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