"Farah" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfærə/, /ˈfɛərə/, /ˈfɑrɑx/ Forms: Farahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|فَرَح|t=joy}} Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”), {{root|en|ar|ف ر ح}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Farahs}} Farah (plural Farahs)
  1. A surname from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Farah-en-name-taWjpCcX Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A female given name from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Farah-en-name-epBC6kAE Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Persian فراه (farâh). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{bor|en|fa|فراه|tr=farâh}} Persian فراه (farâh) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Farah
  1. A province of Afghanistan. Wikidata QID: Q180330 Categories (place): Places in Afghanistan, Provinces of Afghanistan Translations (city in Afghanistan): ফরাহ (fôrah) (Bengali), Фарах (Farah) (Bulgarian), 法拉 (Fǎlā) (Chinese Mandarin), فراه (farâh) (Persian) Translations (province of Afghanistan): ফরাহ (fôrah) (Bengali), Фарах (Farah) (Bulgarian), 法拉省 (Fǎlāshěng) (Chinese Mandarin), فراه (farâh) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Farah-en-name-en:Q180330 Disambiguation of 'city in Afghanistan': 66 34 Disambiguation of 'province of Afghanistan': 70 30
  2. The provincial capital of Farah Province, Afghanistan. Wikidata QID: Q593156 Categories (place): Cities in Afghanistan, Places in Afghanistan
    Sense id: en-Farah-en-name-en:Q593156 Categories (other): Provincial capitals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 1 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 7 0 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 12 3 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 2 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 7 13 1 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 15 1 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 13 3 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 17 5 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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