فقرا

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʔ).

Noun

فقرا • (fuqarā) (plural only)

1. plural of فقیر (fäqīr, “poor”)
2. (collective) the poor
3. (collective) common people

Declension

Declension of فقرا (fuqarā)

singular plural nominative فقرا fuqarā — — genitive فقرانینگ fuqarānıng — — definite accusative فقرانی fuqarānı — — dative فقراغە fuqarāġa — — ablative فقرادین fuqarādın — — locative فقرادە fuqarāda — — possessive forms first person singular singular plural nominative فقرام fuqarām — — genitive فقرامنینگ fuqarāmnıng — — definite accusative فقرامنی fuqarāmnı — — dative فقرامغە fuqarāmġa — — ablative فقرامدین fuqarāmdın — — locative فقرامدە fuqarāmda — — second person singular* singular plural nominative فقرانگ fuqarāng — — genitive فقرانگنینگ fuqarāngnıng — — definite accusative فقرانگنی fuqarāngnı — — dative فقرانگغە fuqarāngġa — — ablative فقرانگدین fuqarāngdın — — locative فقرانگدە fuqarāngda — — third person singular singular plural nominative فقراسی fuqarāsı — — genitive فقراسینینگ fuqarāsınıng — — definite accusative فقراسینی fuqarāsını — — dative فقراسیغە fuqarāsıġa — — ablative فقراسیدین fuqarāsıdın — — locative فقراسیدە fuqarāsıda — — first person plural singular plural nominative فقرامیز fuqarāmız — — genitive فقرامیزنینگ fuqarāmıznıng — — definite accusative فقرامیزنی fuqarāmıznı — — dative فقرامیزغە fuqarāmızġa — — ablative فقرامیزدین fuqarāmızdın — — locative فقرامیزدە fuqarāmızda — — second person plural* singular plural nominative فقرانگیز fuqarāngız — — فقرانگلار fuqarānglar — — genitive فقرانگیزنینگ fuqarāngıznıng — — فقرانگلارنینگ fuqarānglarnıng — — definite accusative فقرانگیزنی fuqarāngıznı — — فقرانگلارنی fuqarānglarnı — — dative فقرانگیزغە fuqarāngızġa — — فقرانگلارغە fuqarānglarġa — — ablative فقرانگیزدین fuqarāngızdın — — فقرانگلاردین fuqarānglardın — — locative فقرانگیزدە fuqarāngızda — — فقرانگلاردە fuqarānglarda — — third person plural singular plural nominative فقرالاری fuqarāları — — فقراسی fuqarāsı — — genitive فقرالارینینگ fuqarālarınıng — — فقراسینینگ fuqarāsınıng — — definite accusative فقرالارینی fuqarālarını — — فقراسینی fuqarānglarnı — — dative فقرالاریغە fuqarālarıġa — — فقراسیغە fuqarāsıġa — — ablative فقرالاریدین fuqarālarıdın — — فقراسیدین fuqarāsıdın — — locative فقرالاریدە fuqarālarıda — — فقراسیدە fuqarāsıda — — *second person singular forms are informal, for polite second person singular forms use second person plural forms

Descendants

• Uzbek: fuqaro

Further reading

• Schluessel, Eric (2018), “فقرا”, in An Introduction to Chaghatay: A Graded Textbook for Reading Central Asian Sources‎^[1], Michigan Publishing, page 228
• Demir, Necati; Aydoğdu, Özkan (2015), Oğuzname [Kazan Nüshası]: inceleme - metin - dizin - tıpkıbasım [Oğuzname [Kazan Manuscript]: analysis - text - index - facsimile], Istanbul: Kesit Yayınları, page 230

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʔ).

Noun

فقرا • (fukara) (plural only)

1. plural of فقیر (fakir, “poor”)
2. (collective) the poor

   فقرا پرور ― fukara perver ― the protector of the poor

Derived terms

• فقرالق (fukaralık, “poverty”)

Descendants

• Turkish: fukara
• → Armenian: ֆուխարէ / ֆուխարե (fuxarē), ֆուկարա (fukara), ֆուխարա (fuxara)
• → Aromanian: fucãrã, fucãre
• → Bulgarian: фукара (fukara)
• → Greek: φουκαράς (foukarás)
• → Serbo-Croatian: фукара

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فقرا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1392
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “فقرا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 906

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fu.qa.ˈraː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fʊ.qä.ɾɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fʊ.qä.ɾɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fʊ.qä.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fu.qä.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fo.ʁæ.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fu.qä.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	fuqarā
Dari reading?	fuqarā
Iranian reading?	foġarâ
Tajik reading?	fuqaro

Noun

فُقَرا • (foqarâ)

1. plural of فقیر (faqir, “poor person”)

   Synonym: فقیرها (faqir-hâ)

Punjabi

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian فقیر (faqīr), from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). Doublet of فَقِیر (faqīr).

Pronunciation

• (Phonetic): fukărā

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /fʊk.ɾäː/, [ˈfʊk(ə̆).ɾäː], [ˈfʊq(ə̆).ɾäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

فُقْرَا • (fuqrā) m (female equivalent فُقْرِی, Gurmukhi spelling ਫ਼ੁਕਰਾ)

1. beggar; a poor person
2. (slang, derogatory) a useless or boastful person; braggart; show-off
3. (slang, derogatory) a jobless person

Declension

Declension of فقرا

	singular	plural
direct	فُقْرا (fuqrā)	فُقْرے (fuqre)
oblique	فُقْرے (fuqre)	فُقْریاں (fuqreyāṉ)
vocative	فُقْریا (fuqreyā)	فُقْریو (fuqreyo)
ablative	فُقْریوں (fuqreyoṉ)	—
locative	فُقْرے (fuqre)	فُقْرِیں (fuqrīṉ)
instrumental	فُقْرے (fuqre)	فُقْرِیں (fuqrīṉ)