حقير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ق ر‎ (ḥ-q-r); compare حَقَرَ‎ (ḥaqara, “to despise”), حَقُرَ‎ (ḥaqura, “to be low, to be despicable”).

Adjective

حَقِير • (ḥaqīr) (feminine حَقِيرَة‎ (ḥaqīra), masculine plural حَقِيرُونَ‎ (ḥaqīrūna) or حُقَرَاء‎ (ḥuqarāʔ), feminine plural حَقِيرَات‎ (ḥaqīrāt) or حَقَائِر‎ (ḥaqāʔir), elative أَحْقَر‎ (ʔaḥqar))

  1. low, mean, vile
  2. small, poor, wretched, miserable, paltry
  3. despised
  4. despicable, contemptible

Declension
Declension of adjective حَقِير (ḥaqīr)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَقِير
ḥaqīr		 الْحَقِير‎
al-ḥaqīr		 حَقِيرَة‎
ḥaqīra		 الْحَقِيرَة‎
al-ḥaqīra
Nominative حَقِيرٌ
ḥaqīrun		 الْحَقِيرُ‎
al-ḥaqīru		 حَقِيرَةٌ‎
ḥaqīratun		 الْحَقِيرَةُ‎
al-ḥaqīratu
Accusative حَقِيرًا‎
ḥaqīran		 الْحَقِيرَ‎
al-ḥaqīra		 حَقِيرَةً‎
ḥaqīratan		 الْحَقِيرَةَ‎
al-ḥaqīrata
Genitive حَقِيرٍ
ḥaqīrin		 الْحَقِيرِ‎
al-ḥaqīri		 حَقِيرَةٍ‎
ḥaqīratin		 الْحَقِيرَةِ‎
al-ḥaqīrati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَقِيرَيْن‎
ḥaqīrayn		 الْحَقِيرَيْن‎
al-ḥaqīrayn		 حَقِيرَتَيْن‎
ḥaqīratayn		 الْحَقِيرَتَيْن‎
al-ḥaqīratayn
Nominative حَقِيرَانِ‎
ḥaqīrāni		 الْحَقِيرَانِ‎
al-ḥaqīrāni		 حَقِيرَتَانِ‎
ḥaqīratāni		 الْحَقِيرَتَانِ‎
al-ḥaqīratāni
Accusative حَقِيرَيْنِ‎
ḥaqīrayni		 الْحَقِيرَيْنِ‎
al-ḥaqīrayni		 حَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎
ḥaqīratayni		 الْحَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎
al-ḥaqīratayni
Genitive حَقِيرَيْنِ‎
ḥaqīrayni		 الْحَقِيرَيْنِ‎
al-ḥaqīrayni		 حَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎
ḥaqīratayni		 الْحَقِيرَتَيْنِ‎
al-ḥaqīratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَقِيرِين‎‎; حُقَرَاء‎
ḥaqīrīn‎; ḥuqarāʔ		 الْحَقِيرِين‎‎; الْحُقَرَاء‎
al-ḥaqīrīn‎; al-ḥuqarāʔ		 حَقِيرَات‎‎; حَقَائِر‎
ḥaqīrāt‎; ḥaqāʔir		 الْحَقِيرَات‎‎; الْحَقَائِر‎
al-ḥaqīrāt‎; al-ḥaqāʔir
Nominative حَقِيرُونَ‎‎; حُقَرَاءُ‎
ḥaqīrūna‎; ḥuqarāʔu		 الْحَقِيرُونَ‎‎; الْحُقَرَاءُ‎
al-ḥaqīrūna‎; al-ḥuqarāʔu		 حَقِيرَاتٌ‎‎; حَقَائِرُ‎
ḥaqīrātun‎; ḥaqāʔiru		 الْحَقِيرَاتُ‎‎; الْحَقَائِرُ‎
al-ḥaqīrātu‎; al-ḥaqāʔiru
Accusative حَقِيرِينَ‎‎; حُقَرَاءَ‎
ḥaqīrīna‎; ḥuqarāʔa		 الْحَقِيرِينَ‎‎; الْحُقَرَاءَ‎
al-ḥaqīrīna‎; al-ḥuqarāʔa		 حَقِيرَاتٍ‎‎; حَقَائِرَ‎
ḥaqīrātin‎; ḥaqāʔira		 الْحَقِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْحَقَائِرَ‎
al-ḥaqīrāti‎; al-ḥaqāʔira
Genitive حَقِيرِينَ‎‎; حُقَرَاءَ‎
ḥaqīrīna‎; ḥuqarāʔa		 الْحَقِيرِينَ‎‎; الْحُقَرَاءِ‎
al-ḥaqīrīna‎; al-ḥuqarāʔi		 حَقِيرَاتٍ‎‎; حَقَائِرَ‎
ḥaqīrātin‎; ḥaqāʔira		 الْحَقِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْحَقَائِرِ‎
al-ḥaqīrāti‎; al-ḥaqāʔiri

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حقیر‎ (hakır)
    • Turkish: hakir

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حقير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “حقير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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