فاخر
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of فَخَرَ (faḵara, “to glory in, to boast, to be proud”), from the root ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r).
Adjective
فَاخِر • (fāḵir) (feminine فَاخِرَة (fāḵira), elative أَفْخَر (ʾafḵar))
- proud, boasting
- outstanding, excellent, prime, superb, magnificent
- precious, costly
- delightful, delicious
- luxurious
Declension
Declension of adjective فَاخِر (fāḵir)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَاخِر fāḵir | الْفَاخِر al-fāḵir | فَاخِرَة fāḵira | الْفَاخِرَة al-fāḵira |
| Nominative | فَاخِرٌ fāḵirun | الْفَاخِرُ al-fāḵiru | فَاخِرَةٌ fāḵiratun | الْفَاخِرَةُ al-fāḵiratu |
| Accusative | فَاخِرًا fāḵiran | الْفَاخِرَ al-fāḵira | فَاخِرَةً fāḵiratan | الْفَاخِرَةَ al-fāḵirata |
| Genitive | فَاخِرٍ fāḵirin | الْفَاخِرِ al-fāḵiri | فَاخِرَةٍ fāḵiratin | الْفَاخِرَةِ al-fāḵirati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَاخِرَيْن fāḵirayn | الْفَاخِرَيْن al-fāḵirayn | فَاخِرَتَيْن fāḵiratayn | الْفَاخِرَتَيْن al-fāḵiratayn |
| Nominative | فَاخِرَانِ fāḵirāni | الْفَاخِرَانِ al-fāḵirāni | فَاخِرَتَانِ fāḵiratāni | الْفَاخِرَتَانِ al-fāḵiratāni |
| Accusative | فَاخِرَيْنِ fāḵirayni | الْفَاخِرَيْنِ al-fāḵirayni | فَاخِرَتَيْنِ fāḵiratayni | الْفَاخِرَتَيْنِ al-fāḵiratayni |
| Genitive | فَاخِرَيْنِ fāḵirayni | الْفَاخِرَيْنِ al-fāḵirayni | فَاخِرَتَيْنِ fāḵiratayni | الْفَاخِرَتَيْنِ al-fāḵiratayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ? ? | ? ? | فَاخِرَات fāḵirāt | الْفَاخِرَات al-fāḵirāt |
| Nominative | ? ? | ? ? | فَاخِرَاتٌ fāḵirātun | الْفَاخِرَاتُ al-fāḵirātu |
| Accusative | ? ? | ? ? | فَاخِرَاتٍ fāḵirātin | الْفَاخِرَاتِ al-fāḵirāti |
| Genitive | ? ? | ? ? | فَاخِرَاتٍ fāḵirātin | الْفَاخِرَاتِ al-fāḵirāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “فاخر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN