فخري

Arabic

Root
ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fax.rijj/

Adjective

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 فَخْرِيَّة ― šahāda(t) faḵriyya ― honorary degree
    مَنْصِب فَخْرِيّ ― manṣib faḵriyy ― honorary position

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: fəxri
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فخری
    • → Turkish: fahri
    • → Crimean Tatar: fahriy
  • → Uyghur: پەخرى (pexri)
  • → Uzbek: faxriy
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