fakir

See also fakír

English

Etymology

From Arabic فقير (faqīr) ("poor man").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fəˈkiɹ/, /fɑˈkiɹ/, /ˈfeɪkəɹ/
• Homophone: faker
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

fakir (plural fakirs)

1. (Islam) A faqir.
2. (Hindu) an ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic

Translations

an ascetic mendicant

• Czech: fakír (cs) m
• Danish: fakir (da) c
• German: Fakir (de)
• Hungarian: fakír (hu)

• Kyrgyz: факир (ky) (fakir)
• Malay: fakir (ms)
• Marathi: फकीर (mr) (fakīra)
• Swedish: fakir (sv) c

Anagrams

• kafir

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French

Etymology

From Arabic فقير (faqīr) ("poor man").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fakiʁ/

Noun

fakir m (plural fakirs)

1. fakir (all meanings)

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic فقير (faqīr).

Adjective

fakir (comparative daha fakir, superlative en fakir)

1. poor, (not rich)

Synonyms

• yoksul

Antonyms

• zengin
• varlıklı
• varsıl