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افتحر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to acting out of personal conviction or self-interest, often in a way that is not supported by others. It implies a sense of self-reliance or perhaps stubbornness in one's opinions and actions.

Derived headwords

اِفْتَحَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to act on one's own initiativeclassical

    To do something based on one's own personal intention or desire, without external prompting or agreement.

  2. 2.
    to be self-motivatedclassical

    To be driven by internal purposes, often implying a lack of consensus or support from others.

اِفْتِحَارnoun
  1. 1.
    self-initiated actionclassical

    The act of doing something based on one's own personal intention or desire.

  2. 2.
    self-motivationclassical

    The state of being driven by internal purposes.

مُفْتَحِرadjective
  1. 1.
    self-motivatedclassical

    One who acts based on their own personal intentions or desires, often without external support.

Parallel reading

اِفْتَحَرَ الكلامَ والرأيَ: إذا أتى به من قصد نفسه، ولم يتابعه عليه أحد.
To act on one's own initiative regarding speech or opinion: if one brings it forth from their own intention, and no one follows them in it.
أتى به من قصد نفسه
He brought it forth from his own intention.
لم يتابعه عليه أحد
No one followed him in it.