فاقہ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic فَاقَة (fāqa).

Noun

فاقہ • (fākā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਫ਼ਾਕਾ)

  1. fast
    Synonyms: روزہ (rozā), ورت (varat)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فاقه (fāqa), from Arabic فَاقَة (fāqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

فاقَہ • (fāqah) m (Hindi spelling फ़ाक़ा)

  1. starvation, starvation
  2. (Islam) sawm, fasting
  3. poverty, penury

References

  • “فاقہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “فاقہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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