Where does “fukara” come from?
fukara (Swahili) comes from Arabic فُقَرَاء, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.
fukara (Swahili): pauper, beggar; poor, destitute
Definitions
- pauper, beggar; poor, destitute
Ancestry of “fukara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فُقَرَاء | — |
| 2 | Arabic | فَقِير | poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper |
Words derived from “fukara”