الفقر

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

The root الفقر primarily relates to poverty and destitution, but extends to concepts of scarcity, deficiency, and physical vulnerability. It also encompasses meanings related to digging, holes, and structural integrity, particularly in bones and wells.

Derived headwords

الفَقْرnoun

1.
Povertyboth
The state of being poor, the opposite of wealth. It is defined as having just enough to support one's family.
2.
Destitutionboth
Extreme poverty, where one has nothing at all.
3.
Needinessboth
The state of being in need or lacking necessities.
4.
Diggingclassical
The act of digging or excavating.
5.
Piercingclassical
The act of piercing the nose of a camel to subdue it.

فَقِيرadjective

1.
Poorboth
One who finds sustenance, or one who is in need.
2.
Broken-backedclassical
One whose spine is broken or injured.

فَقِيرَةnoun

1.
Poor womanboth
A female who is poor.

افْتَقَرَverb

1.
To become poorboth
To become needy or impoverished.

أَفْقَرَهُ اللهُverb

1.
God made him poorboth
God caused him to become poor or destitute.

سَدَّ اللهُ مَفَاقِرَهُverb

1.
God enriched himboth
God filled his deficiencies and made him wealthy.

الفَقْرَةnoun

1.
Vertebraboth
A bone of the spinal column, from the shoulder blade to the hip bone.
2.
Holeboth
A pit or cavity, especially one dug in the ground.
3.
Neck openingboth
The opening of a shirt or garment at the neck.
4.
Landmarkclassical
A distinctive mark on a mountain or target.
5.
Best verseclassical
The best verse in a poem.
6.
Arable landclassical
Land that is clear and suitable for planting.

الفَقَارَةnoun

1.
Vertebraboth
A bone of the spinal column.

الفَقِيرnoun

1.
Broken-backed personclassical
A person with a broken spine.
2.
Wellclassical
A well into which a seedling is planted.
3.
Wellsclassical
Wells that connect to each other.
4.
Water sourceclassical
A well or a series of wells.
5.
Channel mouthclassical
The opening of an aqueduct or channel.

المَفْقُورadjective

1.
Broken-backedclassical
One whose spine is broken.

البِئْرُ تُغْرَسُ فِيهَا الفَسِيلَةُnoun

1.
Well for plantingclassical
A well where a young palm tree is planted.

الفَاقِرَةnoun

1.
Calamityclassical
A devastating disaster or misfortune.

التَّفْقِيرnoun

1.
Diggingclassical
The act of digging or excavating.
2.
Piercingclassical
Piercing the nose of a camel to subdue it.

ثُقْبُ الخَرَزِnoun

1.
Bead piercingclassical
The act of making holes in beads for threading.

حَزُّ أَنْفِ البَعِيرِnoun

1.
Camel nose cuttingclassical
Cutting the camel's nose down to the bone for taming.

الفُقُورnoun

1.
Sidesclassical
The flanks or sides of a person or animal.

أَفْقَرَكَ الصَّيْدُverb

1.
The hunt made it accessibleclassical
The prey allowed you access to its side.

أَعَارَكَ ظَهْرَهُverb

1.
Lent its backclassical
The camel allowed you to carry loads or ride on its back.

الفَقْرَىnoun

1.
Lending of the backclassical
The act of a camel allowing itself to be ridden or loaded.

المُقَوِّيadjective

1.
Strongclassical
A strong or powerful person.
2.
Young horseclassical
A young horse that is ready to be ridden.

ذُو الفَقَارname

1.
Dhu al-Fiqarclassical
The name of a famous sword, originally belonging to Al-As ibn Munabbih, then to the Prophet Muhammad, and finally to Ali ibn Abi Talib. It also refers to a group of people named after the sword.

سَيْفٌ مُفَقَّرadjective

1.
Grooved swordclassical
A sword with indentations or grooves on its blade.

رَجُلٌ مُفَقَّرadjective

1.
Obedientclassical
A person who is submissive and obeys all commands.

الفُقْرَةnoun

1.
Closenessclassical
Proximity or nearness, as in 'He is close to me'.
2.
Holeclassical
A pit or cavity.
3.
Neck openingclassical
The opening of a shirt at the neck.
4.
Landmarkclassical
A distinctive mark on a mountain or target.
5.
Best verseclassical
The best verse in a poem.
6.
Arable landclassical
Clear land suitable for planting.

نَبْتnoun

1.
Plantclassical
A type of plant.

الفُقْرُنname

1.
Al-Faqrunclassical
The name of a sword belonging to Abu al-Khair ibn Amr al-Kindi.

جَبَلnoun

1.
Mountainclassical
A mountain.

الفَيْقَرnoun

1.
Calamityclassical
A great disaster or misfortune.

مُقَرَّنٌ لَهُ ضَابِطٌadjective

1.
Attached and controlledclassical
One who is firmly attached to and in control of a matter.

أَرْضٌ مُتَفَقِّرَةadjective

1.
Full of holesclassical
Land that has many holes or pits.

Parallel reading

ضد الغنى

The opposite of wealth

وقدره أن يكون له ما يكفي عياله

And its measure is to have enough for his family

أو الفقير: من يجد القوت

Or the poor: one who finds sustenance

والمسكين: من لا شيء له

And the destitute: one who has nothing

أو الفقير: المحتاج

Or the poor: the needy one

والمسكين: من أذله الفقر أو غيره من الأحوال

And the destitute: one whom poverty or other circumstances have humbled

الفقراء: الزمنى الذين لا حرفة لهم، وأهل الحرف الذين لا تقع حرفتهم من حاجتهم موقعا

The poor: the infirm who have no trade, and the tradesmen whose trade does not suffice for their needs

والمساكين: السؤال ممن له حرفة تقع موقعا ولا تغنيه وعياله

And the destitute: those who beg from those who have a sufficient trade but it does not suffice for them and their families

أو الفقير: من له بلغة، والمسكين من لا شيء له

Or the poor: one who has enough, and the destitute one who has nothing

أو هو أحسن حالا من الفقير، أو هما سواء

Or he is better off than the poor, or they are equal

فهو فقير من فقراء، وفقيرة من فقائر

So he is a poor man from the poor, and she is a poor woman from the poor women

وأفقره الله تعالى

And may God make him poor

وسد الله مفاقره: أغناه، وسد وجوه فقره

And may God fill his deficiencies: enrich him, and close the avenues of his poverty

والفقرة، بالكسر، والفقرة والفقارة، بفتحهما: ما انتضد من عظام الصلب من لدن الكاهل إلى العجب

And the vertebra, with kasra, and the vertebra and the vertebrae, with fatha: what is aligned of the bones of the spine from the shoulder blade to the hip bone

والفقير: الكسير الفقار، كالفقر، ككتف، والمفقور

And the فقير: the broken-backed one, like the فقير, as in كتف, and the broken-backed one

والبئر تغرس فيها الفسيلة ج: فقر، بضمتين، وقد فقر لها تفقيرا

And the well into which a seedling is planted, pl. فقر, with two dammah, and it was dug for it with تفقيرا

أو هي آبار ينفذ بعضها إلى بعض، وركية، والمكان السهل يحفر فيه ركايا متناسقة، وفم القناة

Or they are wells that connect to each other, and a well, and the easy place where coordinated wells are dug, and the mouth of the channel

والفاقرة: الداهية

And the فاقرة: the calamity

والفقر: الحفر، كالتفقير، وثقب الخرز للنظم، وحز أنف البعير حتى يخلص إلى العظم لتذليله

And the فقر: digging, like التفقير, and piercing beads for threading, and cutting the camel's nose until it reaches the bone for taming

ويفقر وهو فقير ومفقور

And he is pierced, being فقير and مفقور

والهم ج: فقور، وبالضم: الجانب ج: فقر، كصرد

And the worry pl. فقور, and with dammah: the side pl. فقر, as in صرد

وأفقرك الصيد: أمكنك من جانبه

And the hunt made it accessible to you: it allowed you access to its side

وبعيره: أعارك ظهره للحمل والركوب، والاسم: الفقرى، كصغرى

And its camel: it lent its back for carrying and riding, and the noun is الفقرى, like صغرى

والمفقر، كمحسن: القوي، والمهر الذي حان له أن يركب

And the مفقر, as in محسن: the strong one, and the colt that is ready to be ridden

وذو الفقار، بالفتح: سيف العاص ابن منبه قتل يوم بدر كافرا، فصار إلى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثم صار إلى علي

And Dhu al-Fiqar, with fatha: the sword of Al-As ibn Munabbih, who was killed on the day of Badr as an unbeliever, it went to the Prophet, peace be upon him, then it went to Ali

ولقب معشر بن عمرو الهمداني، وسيف مفقر، كمعظم: فيه حزور مطمئنة عن متنه

And it was a title for Ma'shar ibn Amr al-Hamdani, and a grooved sword, as in معظم: it has reassuring indentations on its blade

ورجل مفقر: مجر لكل ما أمر به

And a مفقر man: one who is submissive to everything he is commanded

والفقرة، بالضم: القرب، يقال: هو مني فقرة

And the فقرة, with dammah: closeness, it is said: 'He is close to me'

والحفرة، ومدخل الرأس من القميص

And the hole, and the entrance of the head from the shirt

وبالكسر: العلم من جبل أو هدف أو نحوه، وأجود بيت في القصيدة، والقراح من الأرض للزرع

And with kasra: the landmark of a mountain or target or the like, and the best verse in the poem, and the clear land for planting

وبالفتح: نبت ج: فقر

And with fatha: a plant, pl. فقر

والفقرن، كرعشن: سيف أبي الخير بن عمرو الكندي

And Al-Faqrun, as in رعشن: the sword of Abu al-Khair ibn Amr al-Kindi

وكسحاب: جبل

And as in سحاب: a mountain

والفيقر: الداهية

And the Faiqar: the calamity

وإنه لمفقر لهذا الأمر، كمحسن: مقرن له ضابط

And he is attached to this matter, as in محسن: firmly attached and in control

وأرض متفقرة: فيها فقر كثيرة، أي: حفر

And متفقرة land: it has many فقر, meaning: holes