fukara

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fukara

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Borrowed from Arabic فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʔ), plural form of فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man, pauper”).

noun mafukara

class v pauper, beggar
Similar: fakiri

adjective

invariable poor, destitute

In English

pauper one who is extremely poor

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@misc{fukara_2026,
  title = {fukara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fukara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}