فقر

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Arabic

Root
ف ق ر (f q r)
8 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

Verb

فَقَرَ (faqara) I (non-past يَفْقُرُ (yafquru) or يَفْقِرُ (yafqiru), verbal noun فَقْر (faqr))

  1. to dig
  2. to pierce, to perforate
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Verb

فَقَّرَ (faqqara) II (non-past يُفَقِّرُ (yufaqqiru), verbal noun تَفْقِير (tafqīr))

  1. to dig
  2. to pierce, to perforate
Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Noun

فَقْر (faqrm

  1. verbal noun of فَقَرَ (faqara, to dig; to pierce) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

Verb

فَقُرَ (faqura) I (non-past يَفْقُرُ (yafquru), verbal noun فَقَارَة (faqāra))

  1. to be or become poor
Conjugation

Etymology 2.2

Pronunciation

Noun

فَقْر (faqrm (plural مَفَاقِر (mafāqir) or فُقُور (fuqūr))

  1. poverty
    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
      وَمَنْ يُنْفِقِ السَّاعَاتِ فِي جَمْعِ مِالِهِ / مَخَافَةَ فَقْرٍ فَٱلَّذِي فَعَلَ الْفَقْرُ
      waman yunfiqi s-sāʕāti fī jamʕi mi-l-ihi / maḵāfata faqrin fallaḏī faʕala al-faqru
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. ascetic life
  3. care, sorrow
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: faqar
  • Ottoman Turkish: فقر (fakr)
  • Persian: فقر (faqr)

Etymology 3.1

Pronunciation

Verb

فَقَرَ (faqara) I (non-past يَفْقُرُ (yafquru) or يَفْقِرُ (yafqiru), verbal noun فَقْر (faqr))

  1. to break one's neck or spine
Conjugation

Etymology 3.2

Pronunciation

Verb

فَقِرَ (faqira) I (non-past يَفْقَرُ (yafqaru), verbal noun فَقَر (faqar))

  1. to have pain in the vertebrae from injury or illness
Conjugation

Etymology 3.3

Pronunciation

Noun

فَقْر (faqr?

  1. verbal noun of فَقَرَ (faqara, to break one's neck or spine) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 3.4

Pronunciation

Noun

فَقَر (faqarm

  1. verbal noun of فَقِرَ (faqira, to have pain in the vertebrae) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 3.5

Pronunciation

Noun

فِقَر (fiqarf pl

  1. plural of فِقْرَة (fiqra, vertebra), فَقْرَة (faqra), and فُقْرَة (fuqra)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ف ق ر
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَقُرَ (faqura).

Pronunciation

Verb

فِقِر (figir) I (non-past يِفْقَر (yifgar))

  1. to be or become poor
Conjugation
    Conjugation of فقر (figir)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m فقرت (figirt) فقرت (figirt) فقر (figir) فقرنا (figirna) فقرتوا (figirtu) فقروا (figru)
f فقرتي (figirti) فقرت (figrat)
non-past m أفقر (ʔafgar) تفقر (tifgar) يفقر (yifgar) نفقر (nifgar) تفقروا (tifgaru) يفقروا (yifgaru)
f تفقري (tifgari) تفقر (tifgar)
imperative m افقر (afgar) افقروا (afgaru)
f افقري (afgari)

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَقَّرَ (faqqara).

Pronunciation

Verb

فقر (faggar) II (non-past يِفَقِّر (yifaggir))

  1. to cause poverty
Conjugation
    Conjugation of فقر (faggar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m فقرت (faggart) فقرت (faggart) فقر (faggar) فقرنا (faggarna) فقرتوا (faggartu) فقروا (faggaru)
f فقرتي (faggarti) فقرت (faggarat)
non-past m أفقر (ʔafaggir) تفقر (tifaggir) يفقر (yifaggir) نفقر (nifaggir) تفقروا (tifaggiru) يفقروا (yifaggiru)
f تفقري (tifaggiri) تفقر (tifaggir)
imperative m فقر (faggir) فقروا (faggiru)
f فقري (faggiri)

Etymology 3

From Arabic فَقْر (faqr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.ɡir/, /fa.ɡur/

Noun

فَقِر or فَقُر (fagir or fagurm (construct state فَقْر (fagr), plural مَفَاقِر (mafāgir) or فُقُور (fugūr))

  1. poverty

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَقْر (faqr).

Pronunciation

Noun

فقر (faqrm

  1. poverty

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَقْر (faqr).

Noun

فقر (fakr)

  1. poverty, want, need
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, page 627:
      ملت ، فقر و ضرورت ایحچنده خراب و بیتاب دوشمش اوله‌بیلیر.
      Millet fakr ü zaruret içinde harab ve bitap düşmüş olabilir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “فقر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 906
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fakr”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فقر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1392
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَقْر (faqr).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? faqr
Dari reading? faqr
Iranian reading? fağr
Tajik reading? faqr
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

فقر (faqr)

  1. poverty
    Synonyms: تُهیدَستی (tohidasti), تَنگدَستی (tangdasti)