fqir

Maltese

Root
f-q-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʔiːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

fqir (feminine singular fqira, plural fqar or foqra, diminutive fqajjar, comparative ifqar)

1. poor (lacking; of little financial means)

   Synonym: (rare in this sense) povru

   Antonyms: għani, rikk

   Il-qasma bejn l-għonja u l-fqar qed tikber.

   The gap between the rich and the poor is growing.

See also

• miskin