Where does “فُقَرَاء” come from?

فُقَرَاء (Arabic) comes from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

Ancestry of “فُقَرَاء”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	فَقِير	poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper

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