فقير

See also: فقیر

Arabic

Root
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
→ Uyghur: پېقىر (pëqir)
→ Uzbek: faqir

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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