Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic فَقِير (faqīr).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fqir (feminine singular fqira, plural fqar or foqra, diminutive fqajjar, comparative ifqar)
- 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.
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