Where does “fukara” come from?
fukara (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فقرا, from Arabic فُقَرَاء, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.
fukara (Turkish): poor, pauper; faqir; poor, pitiable
Definitions
- poor, pauper; faqir; poor, pitiable
Ancestry of “fukara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فقرا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | فُقَرَاء | — |
| 3 | Arabic | فَقِير | poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper |