فخر

See also: فجر

Arabic

Root
ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r)

Etymology

From the root ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r). See the root for etymology.

Verb

فَخَرَ • (faḵara) I, non-past يَفْخَرُ‎ (yafḵaru)

1. to glory; to boast; to be proud [+ بِ (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of

فَخَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns فَخْر or فَخَار)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						فَخْر or فَخَار faḵr or faḵār
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَاخِر fāḵir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْخُور mafḵūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَخَرْتُ faḵartu	فَخَرْتَ faḵarta	فَخَرَ faḵara		فَخَرْتُمَا faḵartumā	فَخَرَا faḵarā		فَخَرْنَا faḵarnā	فَخَرْتُمْ faḵartum	فَخَرُوا faḵarū
	f		فَخَرْتِ faḵarti	فَخَرَتْ faḵarat			فَخَرَتَا faḵaratā			فَخَرْتُنَّ faḵartunna	فَخَرْنَ faḵarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْخَرُ ʔafḵaru	تَفْخَرُ tafḵaru	يَفْخَرُ yafḵaru		تَفْخَرَانِ tafḵarāni	يَفْخَرَانِ yafḵarāni		نَفْخَرُ nafḵaru	تَفْخَرُونَ tafḵarūna	يَفْخَرُونَ yafḵarūna
	f		تَفْخَرِينَ tafḵarīna	تَفْخَرُ tafḵaru			تَفْخَرَانِ tafḵarāni			تَفْخَرْنَ tafḵarna	يَفْخَرْنَ yafḵarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْخَرَ ʔafḵara	تَفْخَرَ tafḵara	يَفْخَرَ yafḵara		تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā	يَفْخَرَا yafḵarā		نَفْخَرَ nafḵara	تَفْخَرُوا tafḵarū	يَفْخَرُوا yafḵarū
	f		تَفْخَرِي tafḵarī	تَفْخَرَ tafḵara			تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā			تَفْخَرْنَ tafḵarna	يَفْخَرْنَ yafḵarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْخَرْ ʔafḵar	تَفْخَرْ tafḵar	يَفْخَرْ yafḵar		تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā	يَفْخَرَا yafḵarā		نَفْخَرْ nafḵar	تَفْخَرُوا tafḵarū	يَفْخَرُوا yafḵarū
	f		تَفْخَرِي tafḵarī	تَفْخَرْ tafḵar			تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā			تَفْخَرْنَ tafḵarna	يَفْخَرْنَ yafḵarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْخَرْ ifḵar			اِفْخَرَا ifḵarā				اِفْخَرُوا ifḵarū
	f		اِفْخَرِي ifḵarī							اِفْخَرْنَ ifḵarna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	فُخِرَ fuḵira		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفْخَرُ yufḵaru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفْخَرَ yufḵara		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفْخَرْ yufḵar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

فَخِرَ • (faḵira) I, non-past يَفْخَرُ‎ (yafḵaru)

1. to glory; to boast; to be proud [+ بِ (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of

فَخِرَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun فَخَر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَخَر faḵar
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَاخِر fāḵir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْخُور mafḵūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَخِرْتُ faḵirtu	فَخِرْتَ faḵirta	فَخِرَ faḵira		فَخِرْتُمَا faḵirtumā	فَخِرَا faḵirā		فَخِرْنَا faḵirnā	فَخِرْتُمْ faḵirtum	فَخِرُوا faḵirū
	f		فَخِرْتِ faḵirti	فَخِرَتْ faḵirat			فَخِرَتَا faḵiratā			فَخِرْتُنَّ faḵirtunna	فَخِرْنَ faḵirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْخَرُ ʔafḵaru	تَفْخَرُ tafḵaru	يَفْخَرُ yafḵaru		تَفْخَرَانِ tafḵarāni	يَفْخَرَانِ yafḵarāni		نَفْخَرُ nafḵaru	تَفْخَرُونَ tafḵarūna	يَفْخَرُونَ yafḵarūna
	f		تَفْخَرِينَ tafḵarīna	تَفْخَرُ tafḵaru			تَفْخَرَانِ tafḵarāni			تَفْخَرْنَ tafḵarna	يَفْخَرْنَ yafḵarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْخَرَ ʔafḵara	تَفْخَرَ tafḵara	يَفْخَرَ yafḵara		تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā	يَفْخَرَا yafḵarā		نَفْخَرَ nafḵara	تَفْخَرُوا tafḵarū	يَفْخَرُوا yafḵarū
	f		تَفْخَرِي tafḵarī	تَفْخَرَ tafḵara			تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā			تَفْخَرْنَ tafḵarna	يَفْخَرْنَ yafḵarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْخَرْ ʔafḵar	تَفْخَرْ tafḵar	يَفْخَرْ yafḵar		تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā	يَفْخَرَا yafḵarā		نَفْخَرْ nafḵar	تَفْخَرُوا tafḵarū	يَفْخَرُوا yafḵarū
	f		تَفْخَرِي tafḵarī	تَفْخَرْ tafḵar			تَفْخَرَا tafḵarā			تَفْخَرْنَ tafḵarna	يَفْخَرْنَ yafḵarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْخَرْ ifḵar			اِفْخَرَا ifḵarā				اِفْخَرُوا ifḵarū
	f		اِفْخَرِي ifḵarī							اِفْخَرْنَ ifḵarna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	فُخِرَ fuḵira		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفْخَرُ yufḵaru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفْخَرَ yufḵara		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفْخَرْ yufḵar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

فَخْر • (faḵr) m

1. pride, honour, glory
2. something of high renown or fame
3. passage of poetry praising a group or individual

Declension

Declension of noun فَخْر (faḵr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَخْر faḵr	الْفَخْر al-faḵr	فَخْر faḵr
Nominative	فَخْرٌ faḵrun	الْفَخْرُ al-faḵru	فَخْرُ faḵru
Accusative	فَخْرًا faḵran	الْفَخْرَ al-faḵra	فَخْرَ faḵra
Genitive	فَخْرٍ faḵrin	الْفَخْرِ al-faḵri	فَخْرِ faḵri

Descendants

• Maltese: faħħar
• → Azerbaijani: fəxr
• → Hausa: fahàr̃ī, àlfahàr̃ī
  • → Yoruba: fáàrí
• → Persian: فخر (faxr)
  • → Hindi: फ़ख़्र (faxr)
  • → Urdu: فخر (faxr)
• → Swahili: fahari
• → Ottoman Turkish: فخر
  • → Turkish: fahr
  • → Crimean Tatar: fahir, fahr
• → Uyghur: پەخىر (pexir)

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “فخر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 321–322
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فخر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2349

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فَخْر (faḵr, “honour, pride”), the Arabic word itself could be an Iranian borrowing ultimately from Proto-Iranian *huHarnā́h (“splendour, glory”). Doublet of فَرّ (farr). See the Arabic root ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r) and Proto-Iranian *huHarnā́h (“splendour, glory”) for more detailed etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [faxɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäxɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäxɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäxɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäxɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæxɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäχɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	faxr
Dari reading?	faxr
Iranian reading?	faxr
Tajik reading?	faxr

Noun

فخر • (faxr)

1. honour
2. pride
3. glory

Derived terms

Derived terms

• فَخر کَردَن (faxr kardan)
• فَخرآمیز (faxr-âmiz)
• فَخر فُروختَن (faxr foruxtan)
  • فَخر فُروش (faxr foruš)
  • فَخر فُروشی (faxr foruši)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فخر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَخْر (faḵr, “honour, pride”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fəxɾ/
• Rhymes: -əxɾ

Noun

فخر • (faxr) m (Hindi spelling फ़ख़्र)

1. glory
2. pride

References

• S. W. Fallon (1879) “فخر”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “فخر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “فخر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.