ਫ਼ੁਕਰਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਫੁਕਰਾ (fukarā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (fuqarā), from Arabic فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʔ), plural of فَقِير (faqīr) (whence ਫ਼ਕੀਰ (fakīr, “fakir”)). For semantic development as a singular noun, compare Turkish fukara, Indonesian fukara, Swahili fukara.

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: fukărā IPA^(key): /fʊkə̆.ɾäː/
Rhymes: -äː, -ɾäː

Noun

ਫ਼ੁਕਰਾ • (fukarā) m (female equivalent ਫ਼ੁਕਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling فقرا)

beggar; a poor person
(slang, derogatory) a useless or boastful person; braggart; show-off
(slang, derogatory) a jobless person

Declension

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Declension of **ਫ਼ੁਕਰਾ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਫ਼ੁਕਰਾ (fukrā)	ਫ਼ੁਕਰੇ (fukre)
oblique	ਫ਼ੁਕਰੇ (fukre)	ਫ਼ੁਕਰਿਆਂ (fukriā̃)
vocative	ਫ਼ੁਕਰਿਆ (fukriā)	ਫ਼ੁਕਰਿਓ (fukrio)
ablative	ਫ਼ੁਕਰਿਓਂ (fukriõ)	—
locative	ਫ਼ੁਕਰੇ (fukre)	—
instrumental	ਫ਼ੁਕਰੇ (fukre)	—

Derived terms

ਫ਼ੁਕਰੀ (fukrī, “idleness”)

Descendants

→ Hindi: फ़ुकरा (fukrā, “slacker”)