فقير

See also: فقیر‎

Arabic

Root
ف ق ر‎ (f-q-r)

Etymology

ف ق ر‎ (f-q-r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.qiːr/
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Adjective

فَقِير • (faqīr) (feminine فَقِيرَة‎ (faqīra), common plural فُقَرَاء‎ (fuqarāʔ), masculine plural فُقُر‎ (fuqur), feminine plural فَقِيرَات‎ (faqīrāt), elative أَفْقَر‎ (ʔafqar))

penniless, poverty-stricken
Antonym: غَنِيّ‎ (ḡaniyy)
wretched
in need [+ إِلَى‎ (object) = of]
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:15:
  
  ‏يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ‎
  O Mankind! It is you who are in dire need of God; but God is Free of all needs, the Most Worthy of all praise!

Declension

Declension of adjective فَقِير (faqīr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَقِير faqīr	الْفَقِير‎ al-faqīr	فَقِيرَة‎ faqīra	الْفَقِيرَة‎ al-faqīra
Nominative	فَقِيرٌ faqīrun	الْفَقِيرُ‎ al-faqīru	فَقِيرَةٌ‎ faqīratun	الْفَقِيرَةُ‎ al-faqīratu
Accusative	فَقِيرًا‎ faqīran	الْفَقِيرَ‎ al-faqīra	فَقِيرَةً‎ faqīratan	الْفَقِيرَةَ‎ al-faqīrata
Genitive	فَقِيرٍ faqīrin	الْفَقِيرِ‎ al-faqīri	فَقِيرَةٍ‎ faqīratin	الْفَقِيرَةِ‎ al-faqīrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَقِيرَيْن‎ faqīrayn	الْفَقِيرَيْن‎ al-faqīrayn	فَقِيرَتَيْن‎ faqīratayn	الْفَقِيرَتَيْن‎ al-faqīratayn
Nominative	فَقِيرَانِ‎ faqīrāni	الْفَقِيرَانِ‎ al-faqīrāni	فَقِيرَتَانِ‎ faqīratāni	الْفَقِيرَتَانِ‎ al-faqīratāni
Accusative	فَقِيرَيْنِ‎ faqīrayni	الْفَقِيرَيْنِ‎ al-faqīrayni	فَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎ faqīratayni	الْفَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎ al-faqīratayni
Genitive	فَقِيرَيْنِ‎ faqīrayni	الْفَقِيرَيْنِ‎ al-faqīrayni	فَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎ faqīratayni	الْفَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎ al-faqīratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فُقُر‎‎; فُقَرَاء‎ fuqur‎; fuqarāʔ	الْفُقُر‎‎; الْفُقَرَاء‎ al-fuqur‎; al-fuqarāʔ	فَقِيرَات‎‎; فُقَرَاء‎ faqīrāt‎; fuqarāʔ	الْفَقِيرَات‎‎; الْفُقَرَاء‎ al-faqīrāt‎; al-fuqarāʔ
Nominative	فُقُرٌ‎‎; فُقَرَاءُ‎ fuqurun‎; fuqarāʔu	الْفُقُرُ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءُ‎ al-fuquru‎; al-fuqarāʔu	فَقِيرَاتٌ‎‎; فُقَرَاءُ‎ faqīrātun‎; fuqarāʔu	الْفَقِيرَاتُ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءُ‎ al-faqīrātu‎; al-fuqarāʔu
Accusative	فُقُرًا‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuquran‎; fuqarāʔa	الْفُقُرَ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءَ‎ al-fuqura‎; al-fuqarāʔa	فَقِيرَاتٍ‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ faqīrātin‎; fuqarāʔa	الْفَقِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءَ‎ al-faqīrāti‎; al-fuqarāʔa
Genitive	فُقُرٍ‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqurin‎; fuqarāʔa	الْفُقُرِ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءِ‎ al-fuquri‎; al-fuqarāʔi	فَقِيرَاتٍ‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ faqīrātin‎; fuqarāʔa	الْفَقِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءِ‎ al-faqīrāti‎; al-fuqarāʔi

Descendants

Maltese: fqir
→ Azerbaijani: fağır
→ English: faqir
→ Ottoman Turkish: فقیر‎
- Turkish: fakir
→ Persian: فقیر‎ (faqir)
→ Spanish: faquir
→ Swahili: fukara

Noun

فَقِير • (faqīr) m (plural فُقَرَاء‎ (fuqarāʔ))

poor man, pauper
mendicant dervish, Sufi mendicant

Declension

Declension of noun فَقِير (faqīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَقِير faqīr	الْفَقِير‎ al-faqīr	فَقِير faqīr
Nominative	فَقِيرٌ faqīrun	الْفَقِيرُ‎ al-faqīru	فَقِيرُ faqīru
Accusative	فَقِيرًا‎ faqīran	الْفَقِيرَ‎ al-faqīra	فَقِيرَ faqīra
Genitive	فَقِيرٍ faqīrin	الْفَقِيرِ‎ al-faqīri	فَقِيرِ faqīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَقِيرَيْن‎ faqīrayn	الْفَقِيرَيْن‎ al-faqīrayn	فَقِيرَيْ‎ faqīray
Nominative	فَقِيرَانِ‎ faqīrāni	الْفَقِيرَانِ‎ al-faqīrāni	فَقِيرَا‎ faqīrā
Accusative	فَقِيرَيْنِ‎ faqīrayni	الْفَقِيرَيْنِ‎ al-faqīrayni	فَقِيرَيْ‎ faqīray
Genitive	فَقِيرَيْنِ‎ faqīrayni	الْفَقِيرَيْنِ‎ al-faqīrayni	فَقِيرَيْ‎ faqīray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُقَرَاء‎ fuqarāʔ	الْفُقَرَاء‎ al-fuqarāʔ	فُقَرَاء‎ fuqarāʔ
Nominative	فُقَرَاءُ‎ fuqarāʔu	الْفُقَرَاءُ‎ al-fuqarāʔu	فُقَرَاءُ‎ fuqarāʔu
Accusative	فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqarāʔa	الْفُقَرَاءَ‎ al-fuqarāʔa	فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqarāʔa
Genitive	فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqarāʔa	الْفُقَرَاءِ‎ al-fuqarāʔi	فُقَرَاءِ‎ fuqarāʔi

Descendants

→ Swahili: fukara (from the plural فُقَرَاء‎ (fuqarāʔ))

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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