فقير

See also: فقیر

Arabic

Etymology

From root ف ق ر (f-q-r); compare فَقُرَ (faqura, to be poor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.qiːr/
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Adjective

فَقِير (faqīr) (feminine فَقِيرَة (faqīra), masculine plural فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʾ), feminine plural فَقِيرَات (faqīrāt), elative أَفْقَر (ʾafqar))

  1. poor, poverty-stricken
  2. wretched

Declension

Descendants

Noun

فَقِير (faqīr) m (plural فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʾ))

  1. poor man, pauper
  2. mendicant dervish, Sufi mendicant

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), فقر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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