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الغترفة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of arrogance, haughtiness, and excessive pride. It describes a person who behaves in an overly conceited or disdainful manner.

Derived headwords

الغُتْرِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceboth

    An excessive sense of one's own importance or abilities, leading to haughty behavior.

الغَطْرَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    haughtinessboth

    Disdainful pride; the quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.

تَغَتَّرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantboth

    To behave in a haughty and conceited manner, showing excessive pride.

تَغَطْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to act arrogantlyboth

    To exhibit arrogance and disdain towards others, often due to a perceived superiority.

Parallel reading

الغترفة والغطرفة والتغترف، والتغطرف: التكبر.
Al-ghutrifah, al-ghatrafah, al-tagharrif, and al-tagharrif: arrogance.