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))

1. penniless, poverty-stricken

   Antonym: غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy)

2. wretched
3. 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
	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))

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 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