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Barqah

US/ˈbɑɹkə/

Barqah is the alternative spelling of Barqa.

Meaning of Barqa

Proper noun

Barqa

  1. (historical) Former name of Marj: a city in Libya.
  2. (historical) Former name of Cyrenaica: a region of Libya.

Origin of Barqah

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Questions about Barqah

What is Barqah the alternative spelling of?
Barqah is the alternative spelling of Barqa.
How do you pronounce Barqah?
Barqah is pronounced /ˈbɑɹkə/ (US).

Words near Barqah in the dictionary

  1. barplot
  2. barplots
  3. barpost
  4. barposts
  5. Barqa
  6. Barqah
  7. barque
  8. barquentine
  9. barquentines
  10. Barquero
  11. Barqueros

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Barqah (page history and authors); Barqa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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