ফকীর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ফকির (phokir)
• ফহির (phohir), ফইর (phoir) — Vanga

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَقیر (faqīr), from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /fokiɾ/, [ˈfokiɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /fokiɹ/, [ˈfokiɹ]

Noun

ফকীর • (phokir) (feminine ফকিন্নি (phokinni))

1. poor beggar
2. (Islam) fakir, faqir