See also: حفر, خفر, جفر, and حفز

Arabic

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Root
ح ق ر (ḥ q r)
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حَقَرَ (ḥaqara) I, non-past يَحْقُرُ‎ (yaḥquru)

  1. to disdain, to belittle, to despise, to look down
    Synonym: اِسْتَصْغَرَ (istaṣḡara)
    لا تَحقِرَنَّ مِنَ المَعْرُوف شَيْئًا، وَلَو أنْ تَلقَى أخَاكَ بوجهٍ طليقٍ
    Do not belittle any good deed, even your meeting with your brother with a cheerful face
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  • Maltese: ħaqar

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حَقُرَ (ḥaqura) I, non-past يَحْقُرُ‎ (yaḥquru)

  1. to be vile, low, despicable
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حَقَّرَ (ḥaqqara) II, non-past يُحَقِّرُ‎ (yuḥaqqiru)

  1. (transitive) to belittle, to depreciate, to undervalue
  2. (transitive) to humiliate
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Gulf Arabic

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From Arabic حَقَرَ (ḥaqara).

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حِقَر (ḥigar) (non-past يحقر (yiḥgir, yaḥgir))

  1. (transitive) to snub, to ignore
    Synonyms: سحب (siḥab), عطى طاف (ʕaṭa ṭāf), (Bedouin) هيت (hayyat)