A fakir or faqir (Arabic: فقیر) (pronounced: fəˈkɪə(r)) is a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. Derived from faqr (Arabic:فقر, "poverty"). In English, the term is often used to refer to Hindu ascetics (e.g., sadhus, gurus, swamis and yogis) as well as Sufi mystics. It can also be used pejoratively, to refer to a common street beggar who chants holy names, scriptures or verses. These broader idiomatic usages developed primarily in Mughal era India, where the term was injected into local idiom through the Persian-speaking courts of Muslim rulers. It has become a common Urdu, Bengali, and Hindi word for "beggar".