فخور

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r); compare فَخَرَ (faḵara, to glory in, to boast, to be proud of).

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. (archaic) vainglorious, boastful, bragging
    • Qur'an
      إِنَّ اللهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. proud

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