Arabic vocabulary
وَقَّرَhonor in Arabic
وَقَّرَ is how you say “honor” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root و ق ر (w-q-r)verb (form II)Pronounced waqqara
Meaning of honor in Arabic
- to honor, revere, treat with reverence or respect — said of treating a person so as not to hold them in light esteem; a figurative (tropical) use of the root's 'heaviness' sense
- to deem or pronounce someone grave, staid, or dignified
- to still or quiet a beast of burden — said of settling a riding or pack animal
This form II verb is a figurative (tropical) extension of the root's core sense of physical heaviness: instead of a literal load, it is respect or gravity that is placed upon a person. It is used both for showing someone due honor and for judging or reckoning them dignified; a related but distinct use of the same verb describes stilling a pack animal so it stands quietly.
Words from the same root
- وَقَرَto be grave, staid, or sedate; to sit with dignity; (of an ear) to grow heavy or deaf
- أَوْقَرَto load, especially to load heavily (a camel, mule, or ass)
- وِقْرٌa load, especially a heavy one carried on the back or head
- وَقَارٌgravity, staidness, dignified calm
- وَقْرٌheaviness or dullness in the ear; deafness
Common questions
- How do you say "honor" in Arabic?
- وَقَّرَ (waqqara) — to honor, revere, or treat someone with due respect.
- What does the root و ق ر mean in Arabic?
- It centers on heaviness: a literal load (وِقْرٌ), a heavy or dull ear (وَقْرٌ), and figuratively the 'weight' of gravity or dignity (وَقَارٌ).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
من عظم وقار الله فِي قلبه أَن يعصيه، وقّره الله فِي قُلُوب الْخلق أَن يذلّوه
Whoever holds Allah's reverence so great in his heart that it prevents him from disobeying Him, Allah will place such reverence in the hearts of people that they will not humiliate him.
وَقَّرَهُ — honors him. Past-tense verb 'gave dignity to, caused to be honored', 'he' form; the ending '-hu' adds 'him' — 'He gives him dignity'.
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