أحقر

See also: أحفر‎, احفر‎, and احقر‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of حَقِير‎ (ḥaqīr, “low, mean, vile; contemptible; despicable; miserable”), from the root ح ق ر‎ (ḥ-q-r).

Adjective

أَحْقَر • (ʔaḥqar) (feminine حُقْرَى‎ (ḥuqrā), masculine plural أَحَاقِر‎ (ʔaḥāqir), feminine plural حُقْرَيَات‎ (ḥuqrayāt))

  1. elative degree of حَقِير‎ (ḥaqīr):
    1. lower, meaner, viler; lowest, meanest, vilest
    2. more contemptible; most contemptible
    3. more despicable; most despicable
    4. more miserable; most miserable

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “حقر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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