फ़िक्र (fikr)

noun A single-sense feminine noun meaning 'worry' or 'concern' -- one of the most common everyday words for expressing anxiety or care about something.
Sense 1 : worry, concern, anxiety
noun, feminine Commonly used with होना (honaa) in dative-subject constructions -- मुझे फ़िक्र है (mujhe fikr hai, 'I am worried') -- and with करना (karnaa) as फ़िक्र करना (fikr karnaa, 'to worry about something'), which takes की (kii) before the object of worry.
Synonyms: चिंता (chintaa), फ़िक्री (fikrii, rare), परवाह (parvaah, meaning scope: often used in negative/dismissive constructions like 'no worries')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: फ़िक्र (fikr) carries a slightly more personal, heartfelt tone than the more clinical-sounding चिंता (chintaa) -- you will hear mothers and friends say मुझे तेरी फ़िक्र है (mujhe terii fikr hai, 'I worry about you') as an expression of affection, not just stress. It comes from Persian/Urdu and is thoroughly at home in everyday Hindi speech across Delhi-NCR.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say फ़िक्र करना (fikr karnaa) without की (kii), producing an incomplete phrase -- the correct pattern is किसी की फ़िक्र करना (kisii kii fikr karnaa, 'to worry about someone'). 2) The nuqta under फ़ is often dropped in casual typing (फिक्र), which is common and acceptable, but the pronunciation retains the 'f' sound from Persian, not a 'ph' sound.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे तेरी फ़िक्र है। I worry about you.
(mujhe terii fikr hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
तू इतनी फ़िक्र मत कर, सब ठीक हो जाएगा। Don't worry so much, everything will be fine.
(too itnii fikr mat kar, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
माँ को हमेशा हमारे खाने-पीने की फ़िक्र रहती है। Mom is always worried about our food and health.
(maan ko hameshaa hamaare khaane-piine kii fikr rahtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रात भर मुझे उसकी फ़िक्र सताती रही। Worry about him kept tormenting me all night.
(raat bhar mujhe uskii fikr sataatii rahii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे मेरी थोड़ी भी फ़िक्र होती, तो वो फ़ोन करता। If he had even a little worry for me, he would have called.
(agar use merii thodii bhii fikr hotii, to vo fon kartaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
पैसों की फ़िक्र मत करो, मैं देख लूँगा। Don't worry about the money, I'll take care of it.
(paison kii fikr mat karo, main dekh loongaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें अपने भविष्य की फ़िक्र नहीं है? Don't you worry about your future?
(kyaa tumhen apne bhavishy kii fikr nahiin hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद उसे भी अंदर से कोई फ़िक्र हो। Maybe he too has some worry deep inside.
(shaayad use bhii andar se koii fikr ho।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बेटी की शादी की फ़िक्र में बाबूजी की रातों की नींद उड़ गई है। Worrying about his daughter's wedding, father has lost his sleep at night.
(betii kii shaadii kii fikr men baaboojii kii raaton kii niind ud gaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी सेहत की फ़िक्र सबको सताए जा रही थी। Worry about her health was tormenting everyone.
(uskii sehat kii fikr sabko sataae jaa rahii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
आप बेवजह फ़िक्र में घुले जा रहे हैं, डॉक्टर ने तो कह दिया है सब नॉर्मल है। You are needlessly consuming yourself with worry, the doctor already said everything is normal.
(aap bevjah fikr men ghule jaa rahe hain, doktar ne to kah diyaa hai sab normal hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): फ़िक्र (fikr)
(sg.f.oblique): फ़िक्र (fikr)
(pl.f.direct): फ़िक्रें (fikren)
(pl.f.oblique): फ़िक्रों (fikron)