فاقہ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

فاقہ • (fākā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਫ਼ਾਕਾ)

  1. fast
    Synonyms: روزہ‎ (rozā), ورت‎ (varat)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian فاقه‎ (fāqe), from Arabic فَاقَة‎ (fāqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

فاقَہ • (fāqah) m (Hindi spelling फ़ाक़ा)

  1. starvation, starvation
  2. (Islam) sawm, fasting
  3. poverty, penury

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