فخور

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Arabic

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Root
ف خ ر (f ḵ r)
8 terms

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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References

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  • 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

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Root
ف خ ر
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic فَخُور (faḵūr).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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فخور (faḵūr) (feminine فخورة (faḵūra))

  1. proud

See also

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