فخور

Arabic

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

Declension of adjective فَخُور (faḵūr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَخُور faḵūr	الْفَخُور al-faḵūr	فَخُور‎; فَخُورَة faḵūr‎; faḵūra	الْفَخُور‎; الْفَخُورَة al-faḵūr‎; al-faḵūra
Nominative	فَخُورٌ faḵūrun	الْفَخُورُ al-faḵūru	فَخُورٌ‎; فَخُورَةٌ faḵūrun‎; faḵūratun	الْفَخُورُ‎; الْفَخُورَةُ al-faḵūru‎; al-faḵūratu
Accusative	فَخُورًا faḵūran	الْفَخُورَ al-faḵūra	فَخُورًا‎; فَخُورَةً faḵūran‎; faḵūratan	الْفَخُورَ‎; الْفَخُورَةَ al-faḵūra‎; al-faḵūrata
Genitive	فَخُورٍ faḵūrin	الْفَخُورِ al-faḵūri	فَخُورٍ‎; فَخُورَةٍ faḵūrin‎; faḵūratin	الْفَخُورِ‎; الْفَخُورَةِ al-faḵūri‎; al-faḵūrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَخُورَيْن faḵūrayn	الْفَخُورَيْن al-faḵūrayn	فَخُورَيْن‎; فَخُورَتَيْن faḵūrayn‎; faḵūratayn	الْفَخُورَيْن‎; الْفَخُورَتَيْن al-faḵūrayn‎; al-faḵūratayn
Nominative	فَخُورَانِ faḵūrāni	الْفَخُورَانِ al-faḵūrāni	فَخُورَانِ‎; فَخُورَتَانِ faḵūrāni‎; faḵūratāni	الْفَخُورَانِ‎; الْفَخُورَتَانِ al-faḵūrāni‎; al-faḵūratāni
Accusative	فَخُورَيْنِ faḵūrayni	الْفَخُورَيْنِ al-faḵūrayni	فَخُورَيْنِ‎; فَخُورَتَيْنِ faḵūrayni‎; faḵūratayni	الْفَخُورَيْنِ‎; الْفَخُورَتَيْنِ al-faḵūrayni‎; al-faḵūratayni
Genitive	فَخُورَيْنِ faḵūrayni	الْفَخُورَيْنِ al-faḵūrayni	فَخُورَيْنِ‎; فَخُورَتَيْنِ faḵūrayni‎; faḵūratayni	الْفَخُورَيْنِ‎; الْفَخُورَتَيْنِ al-faḵūrayni‎; al-faḵūratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَخُورِين‎; فُخُر faḵūrīn‎; fuḵur	الْفَخُورِين‎; الْفُخُر al-faḵūrīn‎; al-fuḵur	فَخُورَات‎; فُخُر faḵūrāt‎; fuḵur	الْفَخُورَات‎; الْفُخُر al-faḵūrāt‎; al-fuḵur
Nominative	فَخُورُونَ‎; فُخُرٌ faḵūrūna‎; fuḵurun	الْفَخُورُونَ‎; الْفُخُرُ al-faḵūrūna‎; al-fuḵuru	فَخُورَاتٌ‎; فُخُرٌ faḵūrātun‎; fuḵurun	الْفَخُورَاتُ‎; الْفُخُرُ al-faḵūrātu‎; al-fuḵuru
Accusative	فَخُورِينَ‎; فُخُرًا faḵūrīna‎; fuḵuran	الْفَخُورِينَ‎; الْفُخُرَ al-faḵūrīna‎; al-fuḵura	فَخُورَاتٍ‎; فُخُرًا faḵūrātin‎; fuḵuran	الْفَخُورَاتِ‎; الْفُخُرَ al-faḵūrāti‎; al-fuḵura
Genitive	فَخُورِينَ‎; فُخُرٍ faḵūrīna‎; fuḵurin	الْفَخُورِينَ‎; الْفُخُرِ al-faḵūrīna‎; al-fuḵuri	فَخُورَاتٍ‎; فُخُرٍ faḵūrātin‎; fuḵurin	الْفَخُورَاتِ‎; الْفُخُرِ al-faḵūrāti‎; al-fuḵuri

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
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَخُور (faḵūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.xuːr/, [faˈxuːr]

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Adjective

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

1. proud

See also

• افتخر (iftaḵar, “to be proud”)