فاخر

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r)

Derived from the active participle of فَخَرَ (faḵara, “to glory in, to boast, to be proud”).

Adjective

فَاخِر • (fāḵir) (feminine فَاخِرَة (fāḵira), elative أَفْخَر (ʔafḵar))

  1. proud, boasting
  2. outstanding, excellent, prime, superb, magnificent
  3. precious, costly
  4. delightful, delicious
  5. 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
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