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

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Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: fəxri
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فخری‎
    • → Turkish: fahri
    • → Crimean Tatar: fahriy
  • → Uzbek: faxriy
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