fakir

== English == === Alternative forms === faquir (obsolete) faqir, faquir faqueer (dated) fakeer === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fəˈkiɹ/, /fəˈkɪəɹ/, /fɑˈkiɹ/, /ˈfeɪkəɹ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Homophone: faker Hyphenation: fa‧kir === Noun === fakir (plural fakirs) (Islam) A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms. (Hinduism, more loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. (derogatory) Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Kafir, farik, kafir == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [faˈkiɐ̯ˀ] === Noun === fakir c (singular definite fakiren, plural indefinite fakirer) (Islam, Hinduism) fakir ==== Inflection ==== === References === “fakir” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately derived from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaː.kir/, /ˈfaː.kiːr/ Hyphenation: fa‧kir === Noun === fakir m (plural fakirs, diminutive fakirtje n) (Islam, Hinduism) fakir == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.kiʁ/ === Noun === fakir m (plural fakirs) (Islam, Hinduism) fakir === Further reading === “fakir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay fakir, from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfa.kɪr/ Rhymes: -kɪr, -ɪr, -r Hyphenation: fa‧kir === Noun === fakir (plural fakir-fakir) poor, destitute mendicant fakir, faqir ==== Alternative forms ==== faqir pakir pekir ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “fakir”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfa.kir/ Rhymes: -akir Syllabification: fa‧kir === Noun === fakir m pers (Islam) fakir (faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms) Synonym: derwisz (Hinduism) fakir (ascetic mendicant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === fakir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fakir in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Derived from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”), probably borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فقیر (“fakir”). Compare fukàra, fukàrluk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fǎkiːr/ Hyphenation: fà‧kīr === Noun === fàkīr m anim (Cyrillic spelling фа̀кӣр) faqir (Hinduism) fakir (an ascetic mendicant) (regional) a destitute man ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fakírak === References === “fakir”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 Škaljić, Abdulah (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 276 == Swedish == === Noun === fakir c (Islam, Hinduism) fakir ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== spikmatta (“bed of nails”) === References === fakir in Svensk ordbok (SO) fakir in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) fakir in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) == Turkish == === Alternative forms === fakır (dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فقیر (fakir), from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). Cognate with Azerbaijani fağır (“poor”), Bashkir бахыр (baxır, “poor, miserable”), Kazakh пақыр (paqyr, “poor, miserable”), Kyrgyz бакыр (bakır, “poor, miserable”), Turkmen pahyr (“poor thing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑcir/ Hyphenation: fa‧kir === Noun === fakir (definite accusative fakiri, plural fakirler) (Hinduism) fakir (an ascetic mendicant) ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === fakir poor, pauper Synonyms: fukara, yoksul, züğürt Antonyms: gani, zengin, varlıklı, varsıl ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fakr fukara === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “fakir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük === Further reading === “fakir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “fakir”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı === Anagrams === kafir