faquir

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English

Noun

faquir (plural faquirs)

  1. Obsolete spelling of fakir.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr), via either English or French.

Pronunciation

Noun

faquir m (plural faquirs)

  1. (Islam) faqir
  2. fakir (a Hindu acestic, especially one who performs physical feats)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.kiʁ/
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Noun

faquir m (plural faquirs)

  1. fakir (all meanings)

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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)

  1. (Islam) faqir (a religious mendicant who owns no personal property)
  2. (Hinduism) fakir (an ascetic mendicant)

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈkiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: fa‧quir

Noun

faquir m (plural faquires)

  1. (Islam) faqir (a religious mendicant who owns no personal property)
  2. (Hinduism) fakir (an ascetic mendicant)

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