وقار

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *waqar- (“to be heavy or weighty; a tree laden with fruits; to be honorable or to hold weight in value”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *waqar-; compare Egyptian jqr (“excellent, worthy”) and Hebrew יָקָר (“expensive, dear, precious”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.qaːr/

Noun

وَقارْ • (waqār) m (plural وُقُور (wuqūr))

1. dignity, grandeur
2. majesty
3. sobriety
4. veneration