فقیر

فقیر

See also: فقير‎

Baluchi

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِير‎ (faqīr).

Noun

فقیر • (faqír)

1. beggar

See also

• پکیر‎ (pakír)
• پنڈوک‎ (pinďok)

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Kohistani Shina

Noun

فقیر (faqīr)

1. beggar

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِير‎ (faqīr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /faqiːɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /faqiːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /fæɢiːɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /faqiɾ/

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

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Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fə.qiːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.