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غ ت ر ف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of arrogance, haughtiness, and pride. It describes a state of being conceited or boastful, often in a negative or reprehensible manner.

Derived headwords

الغُتْرِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceclassical

    Conceit or haughtiness, a feeling of superiority that leads to disdain for others.

الغَطْرَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceclassical

    Conceit or haughtiness, a feeling of superiority that leads to disdain for others.

تَغْتَرِفُverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To exhibit arrogance or haughtiness; to act conceitedly.

التَّغْتَرِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceclassical

    The act or state of being arrogant or haughty.

تَغَطْرَفُverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To exhibit arrogance or haughtiness; to act conceitedly.

التَّغَطْرُفُnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceclassical

    The act or state of being arrogant or haughty.

المُتَغْتَرِفُadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantclassical

    One who is arrogant or haughty.

المُتَغَطْرِفُadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantclassical

    One who is arrogant or haughty.

Parallel reading

والغطرفة، والتغترف، والتغطرف: التكبر
And al-ghaṭrafah, and al-tagharrif, and al-taghaṭruf: arrogance.
فإنك إن عاديتني غضب الحصى ... عليك وذو الجبورة المتغترف
For if you become my enemy, the pebbles will be angry with you... and the arrogant one with the hump.
ويروى: المتغطرف
And it is narrated: al-mutaġaṭrif.
قال يعني الرب تبارك وتعالى
He means God, blessed and exalted.
ولا يجوز أن يوصف الله تعالى بالتغترف
And it is not permissible for God, the Almighty, to be described with arrogance.
وإن كان معناه تكبرا
Even if its meaning is arrogance.
لأنه عز وجل لا يوصف إلا بما وصف به نفسه لفظا لا معنى
Because He, the Exalted, is only described by what He described Himself with in terms of wording, not meaning.