Where does “feqîr” come from?
feqîr (Kurdish) comes from Persian فقیر, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.
feqîr (Kurdish): poor
Ancestry of “feqîr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | فقیر | poor; poor person |
| 2 | Arabic | فَقِير | poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper |