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فجز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of arrogance, haughtiness, and excessive pride. It describes a person who is boastful and conceited, often to an offensive degree.

Derived headwords

الفَجْرnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceboth

    A state of excessive pride, haughtiness, and conceit.

  2. 2.
    insolenceclassical

    Behavior that is rude and disrespectful, stemming from a sense of superiority.

الفَجَسnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceclassical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling for the concept of arrogance and haughtiness.

Parallel reading

الفجز: لغة في الفجس، وهو التكبر.
Al-fajr: a dialectal variant of al-fajs, which is arrogance.