फ़क़ीर
Hindi
Alternative forms
- फकीर (phakīr) (nuqtaless)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /fə.qiːɾ/, [fɐ.qiːɾ], /pʰə.kiːɾ/, [pʰɐ.kiːɾ]
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Noun
फ़क़ीर • (faqīr) m (Urdu spelling فقیر)
- (Islam) a faqir
- (Hinduism) a fakir (sense 2)
- a beggar, needy
- (Sufism) dervish
- (figuratively) a lover
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फ़क़ीर faqīr |
फ़क़ीर faqīr |
| oblique | फ़क़ीर faqīr |
फ़क़ीरों faqīrõ |
| vocative | फ़क़ीर faqīr |
फ़क़ीरो faqīro |