فخر

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Form 1فَخَرَ6 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarفَخْرٌ فَخَرٌ

Core sense — he gloried, or boasted; he surpassed him in glorying; he disdainedgenerated

1.1I gloried in it—فَخَرْتُ بِهِ

and فَخَارٌ, or this last is a simple substantive, or a mistake for فِخَارٌ; some take it as a maṣdar either of فَخَرَ, since there are many instances of the same kind, or of فَاخَرَ. فَخَارٌ, with fetḥ, is post-classical, and so not allowable. Also فَخَارَةٌ, فِخِّيرَى, فِخِّيرَآءُ, افتخر, and تفاخر, mentioned under فتح.

he gloried in what he possessed—تفاخر بِمَا عِنْدَهُ

He gloried, or boasted; he boasted of, or praised himself for, certain qualities. He recounted the particulars of his ancestral nobility or eminence, or his own honourable deeds or qualities. Or he claimed greatness and nobility for himself. Or he contended for superiority by reason of honours arising from memorable deeds or qualities, from parentage or relationship, and other things belonging to himself or to his ancestors. Or he contended for superiority by reason of things outside himself, such as wealth and rank or station.

Mentioned under فتح.

one party of them boasted against another—فَخَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ

With بِكَذَا: in such a thing or quality.

1.1.1he magnified himself by boasting—فَخَرَ

1.1.2he surpassed him in glorying, or boasting—فَاخَرَهُ فَفَخَرَهُ

See form 3.

in two copies of the S written فَخَرَ, contrary to analogy in a verb signifying surpassing in a contest, according to most of the grammarians..

1.1.3such a one excelled such a one today in nobleness, hardiness, and speech—فَخَرَ فُلَانٌ اليَوْمَ عَلَى فُلَانٍ فِى الشَّرَفِ وَالجَلَدِ وَالْمَنْطِقِ

1.1.4he disdained, or scorned—فَخِرَ

1.1.5

فَخَرَهُ عَلَيْهِ: see form 4.

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, (S, O, Msb, K,) aor. فَخَرَ , (O, Msb, K,) inf. n. فَخْرٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and فَخَرٌ (S, O, K) and فَخَارٌ , (K,) or this is a simple subst., (Msb,) or it is a mistake for فِخَارٌ , accord. to some, and this may be an inf. n. either of فَخَرَ , for there are many instances of the same kind, or of فَاخَرَ , (MF,) or فَخَارٌ , with fet-h, is post-classical, and therefore not allowable, (Th, O,) and فَخَارَةٌ and فِخِّيرَى and فِخِّيرَآءُ ; (K;) and افتخر ; (S, O, Msb, K;) and تفاخر ; (L in art. فتح ;) [He gloried, or boasted; i. e.] he gloried in, boasted of, boasted himself in, or praised or commended himself for, certain properties, or particular qualities: (K:) he enumerated, or recounted, the particulars of his ancestral nobility or eminence, or his own glorious or honourable deeds or qualities: (S, TA:) or he arrogated to himself greatness and nobility: (TA:) or he contended for superiority by reason of honours arising from memorable deeds or qualities, and from parentage or relationship, and other things relating to himself or to his ancestors: (Msb:) or he contended for superiority by reason of things extrinsic to himself, such as wealth, and rank or station. (TA.) You say فَخَرْتُ بِهِ [I gloried in it, or by reason of it; &c.]. (Msb.) And تفاخر بِمَا عِنْدَهُ He gloried in, boasted of, or boasted himself in, what he possessed. (L in art. فتح .) And فَخَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ One party of them boasted against another [ بِكَذَا in such a thing or quality &c.]. (K.) Also فَخَرَ , inf. n. فَخْرٌ , He magnified himself by boasting. (TA.) فَاخَرَهُ فَفَخَرَهُ , (S, O, K,) aor. فَخُرَ , (O, K, [in two copies of the S written فَخَرَ , contrary to analogy in a verb signifying surpassing in a contest, accord. to most of the grammarians,]) inf. n. فَخْرٌ : (S:) see 3. فَخَرَ فُلَانٌ اليَوْمَ عَلَى فُلَانٍ فِى الشَّرَفِ وَالجَلَدِ وَالْمَنْطِقِ Such a one excelled to-day such a one in nobleness and hardiness and speech. (ISk, TA.) فَخِرَ , aor. فَخَرَ , (O, K,) inf. n. فَخَرٌ , (TA,) He disdained, or scorned. (IAar, O, K, TA.) فَخَرَهُ عَلَيْهِ : see 4.

Form 2فَخَّرَ1 sense

Core sense — he judged him to excel another in glorying, or boastinggenerated

2.1

See form 4.

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see 4.

Form 3فَاْخَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he vied with him for superiority in glorying, and surpassed himgenerated

3.1he vied with him, or contended with him for superiority—فَاخَرَهُ فَفَخَرَهُ

Or he contended with him for superiority in generousness, or nobleness, of father and mother; and he surpassed him, or overcame him, in it.

Maṣdar of the former مُفَاخَرَةٌ and فِخَارٌ; muḍāriʿ of the latter فَخُرَ, or, according to some, فَخَرَ (see form 3 under خصم).

The contention is in فَخْر, that is, in glorying or boasting, or in glory or excellence: he rivalled him in it, and he surpassed him, or overcame him, in it; or simply, he vied with him and surpassed him.

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فَاخَرَهُ فَفَخَرَهُ , (ISk, S, O, Msb, K,) inf. n. of the former مُفَاخَرَةٌ (Msb, K) and فِخَارٌ , (K,) [and aor. of the latter فَخُرَ , or, accord. to some, فَخَرَ , (see 3 in art. خصم ,)] He vied, or competed, with him, or contended with him for superiority, in فَخْر [i. e. glorying, or boasting, &c., or in glory, or excellence, i. e. he emulated, or rivalled, him therein, and he surpassed him, or overcame him, therein; and, simply, he vied with him, and surpassed him]: (Msb, * K:) or he contended with him for superiority in generousness or nobleness of father and mother: (ISk, S:) and he surpassed him, or overcame him, therein. (ISk, S, Msb, K.)

Form 4افخرهُ عَلَيْهِ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarفَخْرٌ

Core sense — he judged him, or made him, to excel another in gloryinggenerated

4.1he judged him, or made him, to excel, or to have excelled, the other—فخّرهُ عليه

Maṣdar تَفْخِيرٌ. Or فَخَرَهُ عليه.

The excelling is in فَخْر, that is, in glorying or boasting, or in glory or excellence.

4.1.1she brought forth none but goodly offspring—أَفْخَرَتْ

Said of a woman: her children were all فَاخِر, that is, goodly or excellent.

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; (ISk, S, O, K;) and فخّرهُ عليه , inf. n. تَفْخِيرٌ ; (ISk, S, O;) or فَخَرَهُ عليه , aor. فَخَرَ , (AZ, O, * K,) inf. n. فَخْرٌ ; (AZ, O, TA;) He judged him, or made him, to excel, or to have excelled, him in فَخْر [or glorying, or boasting, or glory, or excellence]. (ISk, S, O, K.) أَفْخَرَتْ She (a woman) brought forth none but such as was فَاخِر [or goodly, &c.]. (Lth, O.)

Form 5تفخّر1 sense

Core sense — he magnified himself; he became proud, haughty, or disdainfulgenerated

5.1he magnified himself; he became proud, haughty, or disdainful—تفاخر

The maṣdar of the former is synonymous with تَعَظُّمٌ and تَكَبُّرٌ, and that of the latter with تَعَاظُمٌ.

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(S, TA) and تفاخر (TA) He magnified himself; he was, or became, proud, haughty, or disdainful; syn. of the inf. n. of the former تَعَظُّمٌ , and تَكَبُّرٌ ; (S, TA;) and that of the latter تَعَاظُمٌ . (TA.)

Form 6تفاخروا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — they vied with one another in glorying, or boastinggenerated

6.1they boasted among themselves of their several causes of boasting—تفاخروا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ

They vied, or competed, or contended for superiority, one with another, in فَخْر, that is, in glorying or boasting, or in glory or excellence: they rivalled one another in it; or simply, they vied one with another, one party boasting against another.

6.1.1

See also form 1, in two places, and form 5.

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[They vied, or competed, or contended for superiority, one with another, in فَخْر , i. e., glorying, or boasting, or in glory, or excel-lence, i. e. they emulated, or rivalled, one another therein; and, simply, they vied, one with another;] they boasted together, one party against another. (S, * K.) تفاخروا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ They boasted among themselves of their several causes of boasting. (Msb.) See also 1, in two places; and 5.

Form 8إِفْتَخَرَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he gloried, or boastedgenerated

8.1

See form 1, first sentence.

8.1.1figurative · مجازits herbs became tall—افتخرت زَوَاخِرُهُ

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see 1, first sentence. [Hence,] افتخرت زَوَاخِرُهُ [Its herbs] became tall. (A, TA.)

Form 10استفخرهُ1 sense

Core sense — he bought it of a good, or excellent, qualitygenerated

10.1he bought it of a good, a goodly, or an excellent, quality—فَاخِرًا

Said of a garment, or piece of cloth, or any thing.

The verb is used in the same way of giving, and apparently also of taking, in marriage.

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He bought it فَاخِرًا [i. e. of a good, a goodly, or an excellent, quality], namely, a garment, or piece of cloth, (Lth, O,) or a thing. (K.) And in like manner the verb is used in relation to the giving [and app. the taking] in marriage. (O.)

Derived nouns 15

Nounفَخْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — glory; excellencegenerated

1he possesses glory, or excellence, above them—إِنَّهُ لَذُو فُخْرَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ

Glory; excellence; originally a maṣdar, as also فُخْرَةٌ.

That is, فَخْرٍ; or perhaps the meaning of the phrase is that he has a disposition to boast himself against them.

you do not have the glory, or excellence, of this—مَا لَكَ فُخْرَةُ هٰذَا

That is, فَخْرُهُ.

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[Glory: excellence: originally an inf. n.: as also فُخْرَةٌ .] You say إِنَّهُ لَذُو فُخْرَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ , i. e. فَخْرٍ [Verily he possesses glory, or excellence, above them: or perhaps the meaning of this phrase may be verily he has a disposition to boast himself against them]: and مَا لَكَ فُخْرَةُ هٰذَا , i. e. فَخْرُهُ [Thou hast not the glory, or excellence, of this]. (Lh, TA.)

Nounفُخْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — thickness of an udder, with narrow teat-orifices and little milkgenerated

1thickness of an udder, with narrow teat-orifices and little milk—فُخُرٌ

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and فُخُرٌ Thickness of an udder, with contractedness of the orifices of the teats, and with paucity of milk. (TA.)

Nounفُخْرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — thickness of an udder, with narrow teat-orifices and little milkgenerated

See فَخْرٌ, in two places.

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: see فَخْرٌ , in two places.

Nounفِخْرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a manner of glorying, or boastinggenerated

1he gloried, or boasted, in a good manner—فَخَرَ فِخْرَةً حَسَنَةً

A manner of glorying, or boasting.

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[A manner of glorying, or boasting]. You say فَخَرَ فِخْرَةً حَسَنَةً [He gloried, or boasted, in a good manner]. (Lh, TA.)

Nounفَخَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — glorying, boastinggenerated

Said in the Msb to be a simple substantive: see form 1.

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[said in the Msb to be a simple subst.: see 1].

Nounفَخُورٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who glories, or boasts, much; a she-camel great in the udder with little milkgenerated

See فَاخِرٌ.

1.1

Also: a she-camel great in the udder and narrow in the orifices of the teats; or great in the udder and having little milk. Applied likewise to a ewe or she-goat. Or one that yields you all the milk she has, leaving none of it.

1.2

And: a thick udder, narrow in the orifices of the teats, and having little milk.

Wrongly repeated in the K among words ending with ز.

1.3

And: a palm-tree great in the trunk and thick in the branches.

1.4having a large and long penis, said of a horse—فَيْخَرٌ

This word too is applied to a horse in this sense.

It also occurs with ز, and is applied to a man as well; applied to a penis it means large, which IDrd mentions with ز. Plural فَيَاخِرُ.

Qur’ānic occurrences فَخُور

4:36

وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا

Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;-

11:10

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـٰهُ نَعْمَآءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتُ عَنِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ

But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:" Behold! he falls into exultation and pride.

31:18

وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster.

57:23

لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see فَاخِرٌ . Also A she-camel great in the udder, contracted in the orifices of the teats: (As, S, O:) or great in the udder, having little milk; (K, TA;) and likewise applied to a ewe or she-goat: or that yields thee what she has of milk, and has nothing remaining thereof. (TA.) And A thick udder, contracted in the orifices of the teats, and having little milk: (K, TA:) erroneously repeated in the K among words ending with ز . (TA.) And A palm-tree great in the trunk, thick in the branches. (S, O, K.) Also, and فَيْخَرٌ , (O, K,) which is likewise with ز , (TA,) both applied to a horse, (O, K,) and the latter to a man also, (O,) Great in the yard, (O, K,) and long therein: (K:) and the latter, applied to a penis, great; mentioned by IDrd as with ز : (TA:) and the pl. is فَيَاخِرُ . (K, TA.)

Nounفَخِيرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who vies with another in glorying, or boasting; overcome in gloryinggenerated

1such a one came contending in glorying, then returned last, or meanest—جَآءَ فُلَانٌ فَخِيرً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَخِيرًا

One who vies, or competes, or contends, with another in glorying or boasting, or for superiority in generousness or nobleness of father and mother; the same as مُفَاخِرٌ, as خَصِيمٌ is used in the sense of مُخَاصِمٌ.

1.1

Also: overcome in فَخْر, that is, in glorying or boasting.

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One who vies, or competes, or contends, with another in glorying, or boasting, &c., (O, K,) or for superiority in generousness or nobleness of father and mother; (S;) i. q. مُفَاخِرٌ ; (K;) like خَصِيمٌ (S, TA) in the sense of مُخَاصِمٌ . (TA.) You say جَآءَ فُلَانٌ فَخِيرً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَخِيرًا [Such a one came contending with others in glorying, or boasting, &c.: then returned last, or meanest]. (A.) Also Overcome in فَخْر [i. e. glorying, or boasting, &c.]. (K.)

Nounفَخَّارٌ1 sense

Core sense — baked pottery, baked vessels of claygenerated

Baked pottery; baked vessels of clay; mentioned under خَزَفٌ.

Or baked clay; before it is baked it is called خَزَفٌ and صَلْصَالٌ.

Or the same as خَزَفٌ; or a kind of خَزَف of which earthen vessels — jars, mugs, and the like — are made; or earthen vessels, vessels made of potters' clay.

Plural of, or rather a collective noun whose ism waḥda is, فَخَّارَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences فَخَّار

55:14

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery,

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Baked pottery; baked vessels of clay: (Msb, voce خَزَفٌ :) or baked clay: before it is baked, it is called خَزَفٌ and صَلْصَالٌ : (Msb in the present art.:) or i. q. خَزَفٌ : (S, O, K:) or a kind of خَزَف of which earthen vessels, or jars, mugs, &c., are made: (TA:) or earthen vessels; vessels made of potters' clay: pl. of [or rather a coll. gen. n. of which the n. un. is] فَخَّارَةٌ . (K.)

Nounفِخِّيرٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who glories, or boasts, muchgenerated

See the paragraph that follows.

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: see the paragraph here following.

Nounفِخِّيرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who glories, or boasts, very muchgenerated

See the paragraph that follows.

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: see the paragraph here following.

Nounفِخِّيرَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — one who glories, or boasts, very muchgenerated

See the paragraph that follows.

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: see the paragraph here following.

Nounفَاخِرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — glorying, boasting; good, goodly, excellentgenerated

1one who glories, or boasts, much—فَخُورٌ

An adjective from فَخَرَ in the first of the senses explained above: glorying, boasting.

It is the same as فَخِّيرٌ; and so are فِخِّيرَآءُ and فِخِّيرَةٌ, which mean one who glories, or boasts, very much.

1.1

Any thing [superb, grand; as though glorying, or boasting]; good; goodly; excellent; of excellent quality.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also: dates not yet ripe that grow large and have no stones, as though they boasted against others.

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an epithet from فَخَرَ in the first of the senses expl. above; as also فَخُورٌ : (K:) [the former signifies Glorying; boasting; &c.: and the latter, the same as] فَخِّيرٌ one who glories, or boasts, much; (S, O, TA;) as also فِخِّيرَآءُ : (O, TA:) and فِخِّيرَةٌ one who glories, or boasts, very much. (O, * TA.) A thing, (S, O, Msb,) or anything, (K,) [superb, grand; as though glorying, or boasting;] good; goodly; excellent; of excellent quality. (S, O, Msb, K.) Also Dates not yet ripe ( بُسْرٌ ) that grow large, and have no stones: (S, O, K:) as though they boasted against others. (TA.)

Nounفَيْخَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — having a large and long penis, said of a horse or a mangenerated

See فَخُورٌ, last sentence.

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: see فَخُورٌ , last sentence.

Nounفَاخُورٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a species of sweet-smelling plantgenerated

A species of sweet-smelling plants; the same as رَيْحَانُ الشُّيُوخِ, so called by the people of El-Basrah.

AHn: the مَرْو [or marum] having broad leaves; and it is said to be the one from the middle of which come forth جَمَامِيح [plural of جُمَّاحٌ, which see], like foxes' tails, with a red, sweet-smelling blossom in the middle.

The physicians assert that it cuts short the sleep termed سُبَات.

1.1

[A meaning that Golius assigned to this word belongs to فُنَاخِرَةٌ.]

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A species of sweet-smelling plants; (S, TA;) i. q. رَيْحَانُ الشُّيُوخِ ; (K, TA;) thus called by the people of El-Basrah; accord. to AHn, the مَرْو [or marum] having broad leaves; and said to be that of which there have come forth, in its midst, جَمَامِيح [pl. of جُمَّاحٌ , q. v.], like foxes' tails, with a red, sweet-smelling blossom in the middle thereof: the physicians assert that it cuts short the [sleep termed] سُبَات . (TA.) [A meaning assigned by Golius to this word belongs to فُنَاخِرَةٌ .]

Nounمَفْخَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cause of glorying, or boasting; a generous qualitygenerated

1a thing in which one glories; a cause of glorying, or boasting—مَفْخُرَةٌ

A generous quality or action, or a generous quality inherited from generation to generation; the same as مَأْثَرَةٌ. Plural مَفَاخِرُ.

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and مَفْخُرَةٌ A thing in which one glories, or boasts himself; (K;) a cause of glorying or boasting; a generous quality or action, or a generous quality that is inherited by generation from generation; syn. مَأْثَرَةٌ : (S, O:) pl. مَفَاخِرُ . (Msb.)