مغرور

Arabic

Etymology

Root
غ ر ر (ḡ r r)
7 terms

Derived from the passive participle of غَرَّ (ḡarra, “to mislead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɣ.ruːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Adjective

مَغْرُور • (maḡrūr) (feminine مَغْرُورَة (maḡrūra), masculine plural مَغْرُورُونَ (maḡrūrūna), feminine plural مَغْرُورَات (maḡrūrāt))

1. misled; deceived; fooled
2. conceited; vain; snobbish; haughty; arrogant

Declension

Declension of adjective مَغْرُور (maḡrūr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَغْرُور maḡrūr	الْمَغْرُور al-maḡrūr	مَغْرُورَة maḡrūra	الْمَغْرُورَة al-maḡrūra
Nominative	مَغْرُورٌ maḡrūrun	الْمَغْرُورُ al-maḡrūru	مَغْرُورَةٌ maḡrūratun	الْمَغْرُورَةُ al-maḡrūratu
Accusative	مَغْرُورًا maḡrūran	الْمَغْرُورَ al-maḡrūra	مَغْرُورَةً maḡrūratan	الْمَغْرُورَةَ al-maḡrūrata
Genitive	مَغْرُورٍ maḡrūrin	الْمَغْرُورِ al-maḡrūri	مَغْرُورَةٍ maḡrūratin	الْمَغْرُورَةِ al-maḡrūrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَغْرُورَيْن maḡrūrayn	الْمَغْرُورَيْن al-maḡrūrayn	مَغْرُورَتَيْن maḡrūratayn	الْمَغْرُورَتَيْن al-maḡrūratayn
Nominative	مَغْرُورَانِ maḡrūrāni	الْمَغْرُورَانِ al-maḡrūrāni	مَغْرُورَتَانِ maḡrūratāni	الْمَغْرُورَتَانِ al-maḡrūratāni
Accusative	مَغْرُورَيْنِ maḡrūrayni	الْمَغْرُورَيْنِ al-maḡrūrayni	مَغْرُورَتَيْنِ maḡrūratayni	الْمَغْرُورَتَيْنِ al-maḡrūratayni
Genitive	مَغْرُورَيْنِ maḡrūrayni	الْمَغْرُورَيْنِ al-maḡrūrayni	مَغْرُورَتَيْنِ maḡrūratayni	الْمَغْرُورَتَيْنِ al-maḡrūratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَغْرُورِين maḡrūrīn	الْمَغْرُورِين al-maḡrūrīn	مَغْرُورَات maḡrūrāt	الْمَغْرُورَات al-maḡrūrāt
Nominative	مَغْرُورُونَ maḡrūrūna	الْمَغْرُورُونَ al-maḡrūrūna	مَغْرُورَاتٌ maḡrūrātun	الْمَغْرُورَاتُ al-maḡrūrātu
Accusative	مَغْرُورِينَ maḡrūrīna	الْمَغْرُورِينَ al-maḡrūrīna	مَغْرُورَاتٍ maḡrūrātin	الْمَغْرُورَاتِ al-maḡrūrāti
Genitive	مَغْرُورِينَ maḡrūrīna	الْمَغْرُورِينَ al-maḡrūrīna	مَغْرُورَاتٍ maḡrūrātin	الْمَغْرُورَاتِ al-maḡrūrāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: məğrur
• → Ottoman Turkish: مغرور
  • → Turkish: mağrur
• → Persian: مغرور (mağrur)
• → Tajik: мағрур (maġrur)
• → Uyghur: مەغرۇر (meghrur)
• → Uzbek: magʻrur

References

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرُور (maḡrūr, “arrogant, conceited”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæɣɾuːɾ/

Adjective

مغرور • (mağrur) (comparative مغرورتَر (mağrur-tar), superlative مغرورتَرین (mağrur-tarin))

1. proud
2. haughty; arrogant

Usage notes

• The word often has a negative tone, though not as unambiguously as the Arabic etymon.