Arabic

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Root
ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r)

Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَخْر (faḵr, pride) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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فَخْرِيّ (faḵriyy) (feminine فَخْرِيَّة (faḵriyya), masculine plural فَخْرِيُّونَ (faḵriyyūna), feminine plural فَخْرِيَّات (faḵriyyāt))

  1. honorary (Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment)
    Synonym: شَرَفِيّ (šarafiyy)
    شَهَادَة فَخْرِيَّةšahāda(t) faḵriyyahonorary degree
    مَنْصِب فَخْرِيّmanṣib faḵriyyhonorary position

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: fəxri
  • Ottoman Turkish: فخری
  • Uyghur: پەخرى (pexri)
  • Uzbek: faxriy