ساخر

See also: شاجر‎ and ساحر‎

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb سَخِرَ‎ (saḵira, “to mock, to scoff at”), from the root س خ ر‎ (s-ḵ-r).

Adjective

سَاخِر • (sāḵir) (feminine سَاخِرَة‎ (sāḵira), masculine plural سَاخِرُونَ‎ (sāḵirūna), feminine plural سَاخِرَات‎ (sāḵirāt))

mocking, sarcastic

Declension

Declension of adjective سَاخِر (sāḵir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَاخِر sāḵir	السَّاخِر‎ as-sāḵir	سَاخِرَة‎ sāḵira	السَّاخِرَة‎ as-sāḵira
Nominative	سَاخِرٌ sāḵirun	السَّاخِرُ‎ as-sāḵiru	سَاخِرَةٌ‎ sāḵiratun	السَّاخِرَةُ‎ as-sāḵiratu
Accusative	سَاخِرًا‎ sāḵiran	السَّاخِرَ‎ as-sāḵira	سَاخِرَةً‎ sāḵiratan	السَّاخِرَةَ‎ as-sāḵirata
Genitive	سَاخِرٍ sāḵirin	السَّاخِرِ‎ as-sāḵiri	سَاخِرَةٍ‎ sāḵiratin	السَّاخِرَةِ‎ as-sāḵirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَاخِرَيْن‎ sāḵirayn	السَّاخِرَيْن‎ as-sāḵirayn	سَاخِرَتَيْن‎ sāḵiratayn	السَّاخِرَتَيْن‎ as-sāḵiratayn
Nominative	سَاخِرَانِ‎ sāḵirāni	السَّاخِرَانِ‎ as-sāḵirāni	سَاخِرَتَانِ‎ sāḵiratāni	السَّاخِرَتَانِ‎ as-sāḵiratāni
Accusative	سَاخِرَيْنِ‎ sāḵirayni	السَّاخِرَيْنِ‎ as-sāḵirayni	سَاخِرَتَيْنِ‎ sāḵiratayni	السَّاخِرَتَيْنِ‎ as-sāḵiratayni
Genitive	سَاخِرَيْنِ‎ sāḵirayni	السَّاخِرَيْنِ‎ as-sāḵirayni	سَاخِرَتَيْنِ‎ sāḵiratayni	السَّاخِرَتَيْنِ‎ as-sāḵiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَاخِرِين‎ sāḵirīn	السَّاخِرِين‎ as-sāḵirīn	سَاخِرَات‎ sāḵirāt	السَّاخِرَات‎ as-sāḵirāt
Nominative	سَاخِرُونَ‎ sāḵirūna	السَّاخِرُونَ‎ as-sāḵirūna	سَاخِرَاتٌ‎ sāḵirātun	السَّاخِرَاتُ‎ as-sāḵirātu
Accusative	سَاخِرِينَ‎ sāḵirīna	السَّاخِرِينَ‎ as-sāḵirīna	سَاخِرَاتٍ‎ sāḵirātin	السَّاخِرَاتِ‎ as-sāḵirāti
Genitive	سَاخِرِينَ‎ sāḵirīna	السَّاخِرِينَ‎ as-sāḵirīna	سَاخِرَاتٍ‎ sāḵirātin	السَّاخِرَاتِ‎ as-sāḵirāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “ساخر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

Noun

سَاخِر • (sāḵir) m (feminine سَاخِرَة‎ (sāḵira))

one who mocks or scoffs
buffoon

Declension

Declension of noun سَاخِر (sāḵir)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاخِر sāḵir	السَّاخِر‎ as-sāḵir	سَاخِر sāḵir
Nominative	سَاخِرٌ sāḵirun	السَّاخِرُ‎ as-sāḵiru	سَاخِرُ sāḵiru
Accusative	سَاخِرًا‎ sāḵiran	السَّاخِرَ‎ as-sāḵira	سَاخِرَ sāḵira
Genitive	سَاخِرٍ sāḵirin	السَّاخِرِ‎ as-sāḵiri	سَاخِرِ sāḵiri

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ساخر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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