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فخر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of boasting, pride, and honor. It extends to related ideas of excelling, being superior, and possessing qualities that inspire such pride, including physical attributes of animals and objects.

Derived headwords

فَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he boasted (with both fatha vowels)both

    he boasted (with both fatha vowels)

  2. 2.
    meaning he was nobler than him in father and motherboth

    meaning he was nobler than him in father and mother

فَخْرnoun
  1. 1.
    he boasted (with both fatha vowels)both

    he boasted (with both fatha vowels)

  2. 2.
    meaning he was nobler than him in father and motherboth

    meaning he was nobler than him in father and mother

اِفْتَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he boasted alsoboth

    he boasted also

تَفَاخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    the people boasted to each otherboth

    the people boasted to each other

فَاخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to compete in boastingboth

    To vie with someone in boasting or in demonstrating superiority.

فَخَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    he boasted (with both fatha vowels)both

    he boasted (with both fatha vowels)

  2. 2.
    meaning he was nobler than him in father and motherboth

    meaning he was nobler than him in father and mother

فَخِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    boastfulboth

    One who boasts; someone who engages in boasting.

  2. 2.
    rival, adversaryclassical

    One who contends with you, especially in boasting or argument.

  3. 3.
    very boastfulclassical

    Exceedingly boastful; characterized by excessive pride.

تَفَخُّرnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogance, haughtinessboth

    The act of becoming arrogant or haughty; excessive pride and self-importance.

أَفْخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to make superiorclassical

    To consider or make someone superior to another, especially in lineage or honor.

مَفْخَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    achievement, meritboth

    A deed or quality that brings honor or pride; a praiseworthy accomplishment.

فَخُورadjective
  1. 1.
    proud, boastfulboth

    Characterized by pride or boasting.

  2. 2.
    large, robust (animal/plant)classical

    Describing an animal or plant that is large, strong, or impressive in a particular aspect.

فَخَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    pottery, earthenwareboth

    Ceramic ware made from baked clay; earthenware.

فَاخِرadjective
  1. 1.
    choice, excellentboth

    Of superior quality; excellent, fine.

  2. 2.
    large (dates)classical

    Describing dates that are large and without pits.

فَاخُورnoun
  1. 1.
    type of aromatic plantclassical

    A specific kind of fragrant herb or plant.

فَاخِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    he boasted over him, from the باب قطع class of verbsboth

    he boasted over him, from the باب قطع class of verbs

Parallel reading

الفخر: الافتخار وعد القديم.
Al-Fakhr: Boasting and remembering the old.
وكذلك الفخر، مثل نهر ونهر.
And likewise al-fakhr, like Nahr and Nahr.
وقد فخر وافتخر.
And he boasted and took pride.
وتفاخر القوم.
And the people boasted to each other.
والفخير: الذي يفاخرك، ومثله الخصيم.
And al-fakhir: he who boasts against you, and like him is the adversary.
والفخير: الكثير الفخر، مثال السكير.
And al-fakhir: the one with much boasting, like the drunkard.
والتفخر: التعظم والتكبر.
And al-tafakkhur: haughtiness and arrogance.
يقال: فلان متفخر متفجس.
It is said: So-and-so is haughty and arrogant.
فاخرت الرجل ففخرته أفخره فخرا، إذا كنت أكرم منه أبا وأما.
I competed with the man in boasting, and I made him boast, I made him boast with boasting, if you were nobler than him in father and mother.
وأفخرته على فلان، إذا فضلته عليه في الفخر.
And I made him superior to so-and-so, if you preferred him over him in boasting.
وكذلك فخرته عليه تفخيرا.
And likewise I made him superior to him with superiority.
والمفخرة بفتح الخاء وضمها: المأثرة.
And al-mafkhara (with fath or damma on the kha): the achievement.
وفرس فخور، أي عظيم الجردان.
And a proud horse, meaning large in its hindquarters.
ونخلة فخور، أي عظيمة الجذع غليظة السعف.
And a proud palm tree, meaning large in trunk and thick in fronds.
ناقة فخور، هي العظيمة الضرع الضيقة الأحاليل.
A proud she-camel, she is the one with a large udder and narrow teats.
والفخار: الخزف.
And al-fakhar: pottery.
والفاخر من البسر: الذي يعظم ولا نوى له.
And al-fakher from unripe dates: that which is large and has no pit.
والفاخور: ضرب من الرياحين.
And al-fakhoor: a type of aromatic plant.
هي المرأة التى تتدحرج في مشيتها.
She is the woman who rolls in her gait.