Huqooq
/hʊˈkuːk/noun
A transliteration of the Arabic plural ḥuqūq, meaning rights, entitlements, or claims.
Did you know?In Islamic legal and ethical writing, ḥuqūq can refer not only to human rights but also to obligations owed to God, other people, and living beings.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥqq
“A reconstructed root associated with being true, firm, or established; the exact prehistoric form is not directly recorded.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥaqq
“Truth, reality, right, or a just claim; something established or genuinely due.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥuqūq
“Plural of ḥaqq: rights, claims, or obligations owed to others.”
Medieval Persian and Urdu
Persian/Urdu
ḥuqūq / huqooq
“Rights, entitlements, and recognized claims, especially in legal, religious, and social contexts.”
20th–21st Century
English
huqooq
“A transliterated loanword used mainly in English-language writing about Islamic law, ethics, South Asian society, and human rights.”