مغرور

Arabic

Etymology

Root
غ ر ر (ḡ-r-r)

Derived from the passive participle of غَرَّ (ḡarra, to mislead).

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

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məğrur
  • Ottoman Turkish: مغرور
  • Persian: مغرور (mağrur)
  • Tajik: мағрур (maġrur)
  • Uyghur: مەغرۇر (meghrur)
  • 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

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.
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