تأخر

See also: تأجر and تاجر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء خ ر (ʔ-ḵ-r); compare آخِر (ʔāḵir, “last”).

Verb

تَأَخَّرَ • (taʔaḵḵara) V (non-past يَتَأَخَّرُ (yataʔaḵḵaru), verbal noun تَأَخُّر (taʔaḵḵur))

1. to go back, to retreat
2. to be late
3. to be last, come last
4. to remain behind
5. to delay (intransitive)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “تأخر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تأخر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَأَخُّر • (taʔaḵḵur) m

1. verbal noun of تَأَخَّرَ (taʔaḵḵara) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَأَخُّر (taʔaḵḵur)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَخُّر taʔaḵḵur	التَّأَخُّر at-taʔaḵḵur	تَأَخُّر taʔaḵḵur
Nominative	تَأَخُّرٌ taʔaḵḵurun	التَّأَخُّرُ at-taʔaḵḵuru	تَأَخُّرُ taʔaḵḵuru
Accusative	تَأَخُّرًا taʔaḵḵuran	التَّأَخُّرَ at-taʔaḵḵura	تَأَخُّرَ taʔaḵḵura
Genitive	تَأَخُّرٍ taʔaḵḵurin	التَّأَخُّرِ at-taʔaḵḵuri	تَأَخُّرِ taʔaḵḵuri

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء خ ر
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تَأَخَّرَ (taʔaḵḵara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʔax.xar/, [ɪtˈʔax.xar]

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Verb

تأخّر • (tʔaḵḵar) V (present بتأخّر (bitʔaḵḵar), active participle متأخّر (mitʔaḵḵer))

1. to be late

   Antonym: بكّر (bakkar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of تأخّر (tʔaḵḵar)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تأخّرت (tʔaḵḵart)	تأخّرت (tʔaḵḵart)	تأخّر (tʔaḵḵar)		تأخّرنا (tʔaḵḵarna)	تأخّرتو (tʔaḵḵartu)	تأخّرو (tʔaḵḵaru)
	f		تأخّرتي (tʔaḵḵarti)	تأخّرت (tʔaḵḵarat)
present	m	بتأخّر (batʔaḵḵar)	بتتأخّر (btitʔaḵḵar)	بتأخّر (bitʔaḵḵar)		منتأخّر (mnitʔaḵḵar)	بتتأخّرو (btitʔaḵḵaru)	بتأخّرو (bitʔaḵḵaru)
	f		بتتأخّري (btitʔaḵḵari)	بتتأخّر (btitʔaḵḵar)
subjunctive	m	اتأخّر (atʔaḵḵar)	تتأخّر (titʔaḵḵar)	يتأخّر (yitʔaḵḵar)		نتأخّر (nitʔaḵḵar)	تتأخّرو (titʔaḵḵaru)	يتأخّرو (yitʔaḵḵaru)
	f		تتأخّري (titʔaḵḵari)	تتأخّر (titʔaḵḵar)
imperative	m		تأخّر (tʔaḵḵar)				تأخّرو (tʔaḵḵaru)
	f		تأخّري (tʔaḵḵari)