فخر

فَخِيرٌ ذ One who vies, or competes, or contends, with another in glorying, or boasting, &c., (O, K,) or for superiority in generousness or nobleness of father and mother; (S;) i. q. مُفَاخِرٌ; (K;) like خَصِيمٌ (S, TA) in the sense of مُخَاصِمٌ. (TA.) You say جَاآءَ فُلَانٌ فَخِيرً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَخِيرًا [ Such a one came contending with others in glorying, or boasting, &c.: then returned last, or meanest ]. (A.) ― -b2- Also Overcome in فَخْر [i. e. glorying, or boasting, &c.]. (K.)