فاقہ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic فَاقَة (fāqa).

Noun

فاقہ • (fākā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਫ਼ਾਕਾ)

1. fast

   Synonyms: روزہ (rozā), ورت (varat)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فاقه (fāqa), from Arabic فَاقَة (fāqa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fɑː.qɑː/

Noun

فاقَہ • (fāqah) m (Hindi spelling फ़ाक़ा)

1. starvation, starvation
2. (Islam) sawm, fasting
3. poverty, penury

References

• “فاقہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “فاقہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.