فَخْرٌ pride in Arabic
فَخْرٌ is how you say “pride” in Arabic.
Root ف خ ر f-kh-r. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). fakhr.
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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
Example sentence
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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How it is used
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
- فَخَرَ to glory, boast of one's qualities
- افتخر to boast, take pride in
- فَاخَرَ to vie with someone in boasting
- تفاخروا to boast against one another
- فَاخِرٌ excellent, 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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).