faquir
Spanish, noun/faˈkiɾ/
faquir is spelled F-A-Q-U-I-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Spanish, the 138,166th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faquir is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “faqir (a religious mendicant who owns no personal property)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ascetas (o morabitos) musulmanes sufíes que renuncian a a sus posesiones mundanas y dedican sus vidas al…”.
What does faquir mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefaqir (a religious mendicant who owns no personal property)
- 2
masculinefakir (an ascetic mendicant)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ascetas (o morabitos) musulmanes sufíes que renuncian a a sus posesiones mundanas y dedican sus vidas al culto a Dios.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of faquir
- faquires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faquir?
- /faˈkiɾ/
- [faˈkiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is faquir in Spanish?
faquir appears about once in every 14 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).