مغرور

مغرور

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of غَرَّ‎ (ḡarra, “to mislead”), from the root غ ر ر‎ (ḡ-r-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɣ.ruːr/

Adjective

مَغْرُور • (maḡrūr) (feminine مَغْرُورَة‎ (maḡrūra), masculine plural مَغْرُورُونَ‎ (maḡrūrūna), feminine plural مَغْرُورَات‎ (maḡrūrāt))

1. misled; deceived; fooled
2. conceited; vain; snobbish; haughty; arrogant

Declension

Declension of adjective مَغْرُور (maḡrūr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَغْرُور maḡrūr	الْمَغْرُور‎ al-maḡrūr	مَغْرُورَة‎ maḡrūra	الْمَغْرُورَة‎ al-maḡrūra
Nominative	مَغْرُورٌ maḡrūrun	الْمَغْرُورُ‎ al-maḡrūru	مَغْرُورَةٌ‎ maḡrūratun	الْمَغْرُورَةُ‎ al-maḡrūratu
Accusative	مَغْرُورًا‎ maḡrūran	الْمَغْرُورَ‎ al-maḡrūra	مَغْرُورَةً‎ maḡrūratan	الْمَغْرُورَةَ‎ al-maḡrūrata
Genitive	مَغْرُورٍ maḡrūrin	الْمَغْرُورِ‎ al-maḡrūri	مَغْرُورَةٍ‎ maḡrūratin	الْمَغْرُورَةِ‎ al-maḡrūrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَغْرُورَيْن‎ maḡrūrayn	الْمَغْرُورَيْن‎ al-maḡrūrayn	مَغْرُورَتَيْن‎ maḡrūratayn	الْمَغْرُورَتَيْن‎ al-maḡrūratayn
Nominative	مَغْرُورَانِ‎ maḡrūrāni	الْمَغْرُورَانِ‎ al-maḡrūrāni	مَغْرُورَتَانِ‎ maḡrūratāni	الْمَغْرُورَتَانِ‎ al-maḡrūratāni
Accusative	مَغْرُورَيْنِ‎ maḡrūrayni	الْمَغْرُورَيْنِ‎ al-maḡrūrayni	مَغْرُورَتَيْنِ‎ maḡrūratayni	الْمَغْرُورَتَيْنِ‎ al-maḡrūratayni
Genitive	مَغْرُورَيْنِ‎ maḡrūrayni	الْمَغْرُورَيْنِ‎ al-maḡrūrayni	مَغْرُورَتَيْنِ‎ maḡrūratayni	الْمَغْرُورَتَيْنِ‎ al-maḡrūratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَغْرُورِين‎ maḡrūrīn	الْمَغْرُورِين‎ al-maḡrūrīn	مَغْرُورَات‎ maḡrūrāt	الْمَغْرُورَات‎ al-maḡrūrāt
Nominative	مَغْرُورُونَ‎ maḡrūrūna	الْمَغْرُورُونَ‎ al-maḡrūrūna	مَغْرُورَاتٌ‎ maḡrūrātun	الْمَغْرُورَاتُ‎ al-maḡrūrātu
Accusative	مَغْرُورِينَ‎ maḡrūrīna	الْمَغْرُورِينَ‎ al-maḡrūrīna	مَغْرُورَاتٍ‎ maḡrūrātin	الْمَغْرُورَاتِ‎ al-maḡrūrāti
Genitive	مَغْرُورِينَ‎ maḡrūrīna	الْمَغْرُورِينَ‎ al-maḡrūrīna	مَغْرُورَاتٍ‎ maḡrūrātin	الْمَغْرُورَاتِ‎ al-maḡrūrāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: məğrur
• → Ottoman Turkish: مغرور‎
  • → Turkish: mağrur
• → Persian: مغرور‎ (mağrur)
• → Tajik: мағрур (maġrur)
• → Uzbek: magʻrur

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “غر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرُور‎ (maḡrūr, “arrogant, conceited”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæɣɾuːɾ/

Adjective

مغرور • (mağrur) (comparative مغرورتَر‎ (mağrur-tar), superlative مغرورتَرین‎ (mağrur-tarin))

1. proud
2. haughty; arrogant

Usage notes

• The word often has a negative tone, though not as unambiguously as the Arabic etymon.