faƙiri

See also: fakiri

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fà.kʼíː.rìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɸə̀.cʼíː.rìː]

Noun

fàƙīr̃ī̀ m (feminine fàƙīr̃ìyā, plural fàƙī̀r̃ai, possessed form fàƙīr̃ìn)

1. pauper

   Synonym: miskini

   Antonym: attajiri

Adjective

fàƙīr̃ī̀ (feminine fàƙīr̃ìyā, plural fàƙī̀r̃ai)

1. poor

   Antonym: attajiri

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 57.