folk in Arabic
شَعْبِيّ šaʕbiyy
UK/fəʊk//foʊk/
folk in Arabic: شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy). In English, folk means a people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
Arabic words for folk
- of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also vernacular
- شَعْبِيّ šaʕbiyy
English meaning of folk
- noun A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
- noun People, persons.
- noun One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
folk in a sentence
- There were a lot of folk in the streets.
- Young folk, old folk, everybody come / To our little Sunday School, and have a lot of fun.
- I need to call my folks back home.
folk in other languages
Questions about folk in Arabic
- What is the meaning of folk in Arabic?
- Folk in Arabic is شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy).
- ما معنى كلمة folk؟
- Folk: شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy).
- What does folk mean in English?
- Folk means a people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: folk (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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