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fakir meaning in Pashto

فقير faqír

/fəˈkiɹ/

fakir in Pashto: فقير (faqír), دروېش (darweš). In English, fakir means a religious mendicant who owns no personal property.

Pashto words for fakir

ascetic mendicant
فقير faqír, دروېش darweš

English meaning of fakir

  1. noun A religious mendicant who owns no personal property.
  2. noun An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
  3. noun Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.

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Questions about fakir in Pashto

What is the meaning of fakir in Pashto?
Fakir in Pashto is فقير (faqír), دروېش (darweš).
fakir په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Fakir: فقير (faqír), دروېش (darweš).
What does fakir mean in English?
Fakir means a religious mendicant who owns no personal property.

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