فقیر

See also: فقير‎

Baluchi

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِير‎ (faqīr).

Noun

فقیر • (faqír)

  1. beggar

See also

Kohistani Shina

Noun

فقیر (faqīr)

  1. beggar

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِير‎ (faqīr).

Pronunciation
  • (Dari): IPA(key): /faqiːɾ/

Adjective
Dari فقیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik фақир (faqir)

فَقیر • (faqir) (comparative فَقیرتَر‎ (faqir-tar), superlative فَقیرتَرین‎ (faqir-tarin))

  1. poor

Noun

فَقیر • (faqir) (plural فَقیران‎ or فَقیرها‎ or فُقَرا‎ (foqarâ))

  1. poor person

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَقیر‎ (faqīr), from Arabic فَقِير‎ (faqīr).

Pronunciation

Noun

فَقِیر • (faqīr) m (Hindi spelling फ़क़ीर)

  1. a beggar, needy
  2. (Sufism) dervish
  3. (figuratively) a lover

Declension
Declension of فقیر
singular plural
direct فَقِیر‎ (faqīr) فَقِیر‎ (faqīr)
oblique فَقِیر‎ (faqīr) فَقِیروں‎ (faqīrō̃)
vocative فَقِیر‎ (faqīr) فَقِیرو‎ (faqīrō)

References
  • “فقیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “فقیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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