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فَقِير

faqīrun

poor

দরিদ্র

Root letters: ف ق رAppears 12 times in the Qur'an#736 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 74

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ف ق ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)فَقِيرٌۭ5 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)فُقَرَآءَ7 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • لِلْفُقَرَآءِFor the poorlil'fuqarāi · 3 times
  • فَقِيرٌۭ(is) poorfaqīrun · 2 times
  • فَقِيرًۭاpoorfaqīran · 2 times
  • ٱلْفُقَرَآءَ(to) the poorl-fuqarāa · 1 times
  • ٱلْفَقِيرَthe poorl-faqīra · 1 times
  • فُقَرَآءَpoorfuqarāa · 1 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root ف ق ر — know one root, recognise many words.

  • فاقِرَةbackbreakingকোমর চূর্ণ আচরণ
  • فَقْر[the] povertyদারিদ্র্যের

Examples from the Qur'an

O mankind, you are those in need of Allāh, while Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

Surah 35:15 — Read full ayah

So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."

Surah 28:24 — Read full ayah

And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allāh will enrich them from His bounty, and Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

Surah 24:32 — Read full ayah