فخور

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف خ ر‎ (f-ḵ-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.xuːr/
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Adjective

فَخُور • (faḵūr) (feminine فَخُور (faḵūr) or فَخُورَة‎ (faḵūra), common plural فُخُر‎ (fuḵur), masculine plural فَخُورُونَ‎ (faḵūrūna), feminine plural فَخُورَات‎ (faḵūrāt), elative أَفْخَر‎ (ʔafḵar))

  1. proud
  2. (archaic) vainglorious, boastful, bragging
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 31:18:
      ‏وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ‎‎
      walā tuṣaʕʕir ḵaddaka li-n-nāsi walā tamši fī l-ʔarḍi maraḥan ʔinna l-laha lā yuḥibbu kulla muḵtālin faḵūrin
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Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “فخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف خ ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic فَخُور‎ (faḵūr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.xuːr/, [faˈxuːr]
  • (file)

Adjective

فخور • (faḵūr) (feminine فخورة‎ (faḵūra))

  1. proud

See also

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