فقير

See also: فقیر‎

Arabic

Etymology

From root ف ق ر‎ (f-q-r); compare فَقُرَ‎ (faqura, “to be poor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.qiːr/

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Adjective

فَقِير • (faqīr) (feminine فَقِيرَة‎ (faqīra), common plural فُقَرَاء‎ (fuqarāʾ), masculine plural فُقُر‎ (fuqur), feminine plural فَقِيرَات‎ (faqīrāt), elative أَفْقَر‎ (ʾafqar))

1. poor, poverty-stricken

   Antonym: غَنِيّ‎ (ḡaniyy)

2. wretched
3. in need [+ إِلَى‎ (object) = of]
   • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 35:15:

     ‏يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ‎

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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
	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; fuqarāʾ	الْفُقُر‎‎; الْفُقَرَاء‎ al-fuqur‎; al-fuqarāʾ	فَقِيرَات‎‎; فُقَرَاء‎ faqīrāt‎; fuqarāʾ	الْفَقِيرَات‎‎; الْفُقَرَاء‎ al-faqīrāt‎; al-fuqarāʾ
Nominative	فُقُرٌ‎‎; فُقَرَاءُ‎ fuqurun‎; fuqarāʾu	الْفُقُرُ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءُ‎ al-fuquru‎; al-fuqarāʾu	فَقِيرَاتٌ‎‎; فُقَرَاءُ‎ faqīrātun‎; fuqarāʾu	الْفَقِيرَاتُ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءُ‎ al-faqīrātu‎; al-fuqarāʾu
Accusative	فُقُرًا‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuquran‎; fuqarāʾa	الْفُقُرَ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءَ‎ al-fuqura‎; al-fuqarāʾa	فَقِيرَاتٍ‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ faqīrātin‎; fuqarāʾa	الْفَقِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءَ‎ al-faqīrāti‎; al-fuqarāʾa
Genitive	فُقُرٍ‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqurin‎; fuqarāʾa	الْفُقُرِ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءِ‎ al-fuquri‎; al-fuqarāʾi	فَقِيرَاتٍ‎‎; فُقَرَاءَ‎ faqīrātin‎; fuqarāʾa	الْفَقِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْفُقَرَاءِ‎ al-faqīrāti‎; al-fuqarāʾi

Descendants

• Maltese: fqir
• → Azerbaijani: fağır
• → English: faqir
• → Ottoman Turkish: فقیر‎
  • Turkish: fakir
• → Persian: فقیر‎ (faqir)

Noun

فَقِير • (faqīr) m (plural فُقَرَاء‎ (fuqarāʾ))

1. poor man, pauper
2. mendicant dervish, Sufi mendicant

Declension

Declension of noun فَقِير (faqīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُقَرَاء‎ fuqarāʾ	الْفُقَرَاء‎ al-fuqarāʾ	فُقَرَاء‎ fuqarāʾ
Nominative	فُقَرَاءُ‎ fuqarāʾu	الْفُقَرَاءُ‎ al-fuqarāʾu	فُقَرَاءُ‎ fuqarāʾu
Accusative	فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqarāʾa	الْفُقَرَاءَ‎ al-fuqarāʾa	فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqarāʾa
Genitive	فُقَرَاءَ‎ fuqarāʾa	الْفُقَرَاءِ‎ al-fuqarāʾi	فُقَرَاءِ‎ fuqarāʾi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “فقر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN