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
Dual	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

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