Hindu wonder-worker: Var.

• Moslem mendicant
• Certain Indian Muslim
• Muslim ascetic (var.)
• Muslim ascetic: Var
• Hindu wonder-worker: Var
• A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
see fakir .

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The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group in India . They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India , which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal , they are known as Sahajia .They are also regarded as syed or peer saheb. Some Muslims ...