Where does “فقرا” come from?

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

فقرا (Ottoman Turkish): the poor

Definitions

  1. the poor

Ancestry of “فقرا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفُقَرَاء—
2Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper

Words derived from “فقرا”

Every word from Arabic فَقِير →Every word from Arabic فُقَرَاء →