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huq

huq noun: a just right; a lawful claim; a perquisite claimable by established usage.

Noun

huq (plural huqs)

  1. (India, obsolete) A 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

Proper noun capitalized: Huq

Huq (plural Huqs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of huq

Noun
pluralhuqs
alternative formhuck
Proper noun
pluralHuqs

Origin of huq

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

Islamic surname mostly in Bangladesh, variant of Haq.

Questions about huq

What does huq mean?
Huq means a just right; a lawful claim; a perquisite claimable by established usage.
What part of speech is huq?
Huq can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of huq?
The plural of huq is huqs.

Words near huq in the dictionary

  1. Hupps
  2. HUPRA syndrome
  3. huprine
  4. huprines
  5. hups
  6. huq
  7. huqa
  8. huqas
  9. huqin
  10. Huqiu
  11. huqqa

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