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Where does “faqir” come from?

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

faqir (English): A religious mendicant who owns no personal...

Definitions

  1. A religious mendicant who owns no personal...

Ancestry of “faqir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper

Words derived from “faqir”

  • faqirism
Every word from Arabic فَقِير →