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fa⋅kir

  [fuh-keer, fey-ker]
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–noun
1. a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.
2. a member of any Islamic religious order; dervish.
Also, fa⋅keer  [fuh-keer] .

Origin:
1600–10; < Ar faqīr poor
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fa·kir   (fə-kîr', fä-, fā-)   
n.  
  1. A Muslim religious mendicant.
  2. A Hindu ascetic or religious mendicant, especially one who performs feats of magic or endurance.

[From Arabic faqīr, poor, from faqura, to be poor, be needy; see pqr in Semitic roots.]
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Fakir

Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[=i]r poor.] An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also faquir anf fakeer.]

Fakir

Fa"kir\, n. [Prob. confused with Fakir an oriental ascetic.] See Faker.
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Language Translation for : fakir
Spanish: andar mal de dinero, estar en un período de escasez, *de vacas flacas,
German: (finanziell) übel dran sein,
Japanese: 生活が苦しい
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fakir 
1609, from Arabic faqir "a poor man," from faqura "he was poor." Term for Muslim holy man who lived by begging, misapplied in 19c. Eng. (possibly under influence of faker) to Hindu ascetics. Arabic plural form fuqara may have lead to variant early Eng. forms such as fuckiere (1638).
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fakir

originally, a mendicant dervish. In mystical usage, the word fakir refers to man's spiritual need for God, who alone is self-sufficient. Although of Muslim origin, the term has come to be applied in India to Hindus as well, largely replacing gosvamin, sadhu, bhikku, and other designations. Fakirs are generally regarded as holy men who are possessed of miraculous powers, such as the ability to walk on fire. While less influential in urban areas since the spread of education and technology, fakirs retain some hold over the people of the villages and the interior of India. Among Muslims the leading Sufi orders of fakirs are the Chishtiyah, Qadiriyah, Naqshbandiyah, and Suhrawardiyah.

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