Etymograph

English

faqir

Faqir comes from Arabic فَقِير ‘penniless, poverty-stricken’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentفَقِير‘penniless, poverty-stricken’
  2. Englishtodayfaqir

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentفَقِير‘penniless, poverty-stricken’
  2. Englishtodayfaqir

Linked words

through Arabic فَقِير ‘penniless, poverty-stricken’

fakir

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic فَقِير / faqir