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fakir

fa·kir

UK/fəˈkiɹ/ US/fəˈkɪəɹ/ rare

noun

1.

a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man

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Origin

Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”).

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