Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Faaqa

फ़ाक़ा
said faa-qa
also written: Faqa
Meaning

Starvation, going without food; destitution and hunger.

Usage & notes

The condition of having nothing to eat, the sharp edge of poverty. The idiom faqa-mast names one who bears hunger with cheerful, almost intoxicated indifference.