Arabic vocabulary
فَخْرٌpride in Arabic
فَخْرٌ is how you say “pride” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ف خ ر (f-kh-r)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced fakhr
Meaning of pride in Arabic
- glory, boasting — praising or commending oneself for one's qualities or deeds
- pride in ancestry or nobility — recounting one's lineage or ancestors' honourable deeds
- rivalry for superiority — contending for distinction through honour, wealth, or rank
Denotes boasting or glorying in one's own merits, deeds, or lineage, and by extension a rivalry for superiority based on honour, wealth, or rank; the related verb افتخر (iftakhara) is the common word for "to take pride" in later usage.
Words from the same root
- فَخَرَto glory, boast of one's qualities
- افتخرto boast, take pride in
- فَاخَرَto vie with someone in boasting
- تفاخرواto boast against one another
- فَاخِرٌexcellent, of superior quality
Common questions
- How do you say "pride" in Arabic?
- فَخْرٌ (fakhr).
- What does the root ف خ ر mean?
- It carries the sense of glorying or boasting — praising oneself for one's qualities, deeds, or ancestry.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وكفى بك فخرا أَنه لَك رب
And sufficient for you as pride that He is your Lord.
فَخْرًا — as pride. fakhr means 'pride, glory'; the '-an' ending — 'as a source of pride'.
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