faquir

== English == === Noun === faquir (plural faquirs) Obsolete spelling of fakir. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr), via either English or French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈkir] IPA(key): (Valencia) [faˈkir] === Noun === faquir m (plural faquirs) (Islam) faqir fakir (a Hindu acestic, especially one who performs physical feats) === Further reading === “faquir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.kiʁ/ === Noun === faquir m (plural faquirs) fakir (all meanings) === Further reading === “faquir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʁ, -i, (Portugal) -iɾ Hyphenation: fa‧quir === Noun === faquir m (plural faquires or (rare) faquirs) (Islam) faqir (a religious mendicant who owns no personal property) (Hinduism) fakir (an ascetic mendicant) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “faquir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “faquir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “faquir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “faquir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈkiɾ/ [faˈkiɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: fa‧quir === Noun === faquir m (plural faquires) (Islam) faqir (a religious mendicant who owns no personal property) (Hinduism) fakir (an ascetic mendicant) === Further reading === “faquir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025