وقار

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *waqar- (“to be heavy or weighty; a tree laden with fruits; to be honorable or to hold weight in value”), from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *waqar-; compare Egyptian jqr (“excellent, worthy”) and Hebrew יָקָר‎ (“expensive, dear, precious”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wa.qaːr/

Noun

وَقارْ • (waqār) m (plural وُقُور‎ (wuqūr))

  1. dignity, grandeur
  2. majesty
  3. sobriety
  4. veneration
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