أفخر

See also: أفجر‎ and افجر‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of فَاخِر‎ (fāḵir, “proud, boastful, magnificent”) and فَخُور‎ (faḵūr, “proud, boastful”), from the root ف خ ر‎ (f-ḵ-r).

Adjective

أَفْخَر • (ʔafḵar)

  1. elative degree of فَاخِر‎ (fāḵir), elative degree of فَخُور‎ (faḵūr):
    1. prouder, more boastful; proudest, most boastful
  2. elative degree of فَاخِر‎ (fāḵir):
    1. more outstanding, more excellent, more magnificent; most outstanding, most excellent, most magnificent
    2. more precious, more costly; most precious, most costly
    3. more delightful, more delicious; most delightful, most delicious
    4. more luxurious; most luxurious

Declension
Declension of adjective أَفْخَر (ʔafḵar)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular unknown
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَفْخَر
ʔafḵar		 الْأَفْخَر‎
al-ʔafḵar		 ?
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Nominative أَفْخَرُ
ʔafḵaru		 الْأَفْخَرُ‎
al-ʔafḵaru		 ?
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Accusative أَفْخَرَ
ʔafḵara		 الْأَفْخَرَ‎
al-ʔafḵara		 ?
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Genitive أَفْخَرَ
ʔafḵara		 الْأَفْخَرِ‎
al-ʔafḵari		 ?
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Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَفْخَرَيْن‎
ʔafḵarayn		 الْأَفْخَرَيْن‎
al-ʔafḵarayn		 ?
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Nominative أَفْخَرَانِ‎
ʔafḵarāni		 الْأَفْخَرَانِ‎
al-ʔafḵarāni		 ?
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Accusative أَفْخَرَيْنِ‎
ʔafḵarayni		 الْأَفْخَرَيْنِ‎
al-ʔafḵarayni		 ?
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Genitive أَفْخَرَيْنِ‎
ʔafḵarayni		 الْأَفْخَرَيْنِ‎
al-ʔafḵarayni		 ?
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Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown plural unknown
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
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Nominative ?
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Accusative ?
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Genitive ?
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References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “فاخر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “فخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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