Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فقر
Parts of Speech
Noun (14×)
Qur'an Occurrences
14 times across 11 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root فقر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root فقر (fqr) primarily relates to a hollow or well, often for planting or water. It also describes a person with a broken or diseased spine.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-q-r
Listen: فَاقِرَةٌ 75:25
Root letters: ف — ق — ر

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

All word forms derived from the root فقر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 14×

Concordance — 14 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root فقر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (14)

Noun (14 verses — showing first 5)

The Pilgrimage 22:28 Noun
لِّیَشۡهَدُوا۟ مَنَـٰفِعَ لَهُمۡ وَیَذۡكُرُوا۟ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ فِیۤ أَیَّامࣲ مَّعۡلُومَـٰتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِیمَةِ ٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمِۖ فَكُلُوا۟ مِنۡهَا وَأَطۡعِمُوا۟ ٱلۡبَاۤىِٕسَ ٱلۡفَقِیرَ ۝٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor
The Light 24:32 Noun
وَأَنكِحُوا۟ ٱلۡأَیَـٰمَىٰ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ مِنۡ عِبَادِكُمۡ وَإِمَاۤىِٕكُمۡۚ إِن یَكُونُوا۟ فُقَرَاۤءَ یُغۡنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَ ٰسِعٌ عَلِیمࣱ ۝٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty, and Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:24 Noun
فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰۤ إِلَى ٱلظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّی لِمَاۤ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَیَّ مِنۡ خَیۡرࣲ فَقِیرࣱ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."
The Cow 2:268 Noun
ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ یَعِدُكُمُ ٱلۡفَقۡرَ وَیَأۡمُرُكُم بِٱلۡفَحۡشَاۤءِۖ وَٱللَّهُ یَعِدُكُم مَّغۡفِرَةࣰ مِّنۡهُ وَفَضۡلࣰاۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَ ٰسِعٌ عَلِیمࣱ ۝٢٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing
The Cow 2:271 Noun
إِن تُبۡدُوا۟ ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِیَۖ وَإِن تُخۡفُوهَا وَتُؤۡتُوهَا ٱلۡفُقَرَاۤءَ فَهُوَ خَیۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡۚ وَیُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَیِّءَاتِكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِیرࣱ ۝٢٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allah , with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted

Derived Forms (9)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لِلْفُقَرَآءِ lilfuqaraāʾi Noun
ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ lfuqaraāʾu Noun
فَقِيرٌ faqiyrun Noun
فَقِيرًا faqiyranā Noun
فَاقِرَةٌ faāqirahun Noun
فُقَرَآءَ fuqaraāʾa Noun
ٱلْفَقِيرَ lfaqiyra Noun
ٱلْفُقَرَآءَ lfuqaraāʾa Noun
ٱلْفَقْرَ lfaqra Noun