فَخِيرٌ
Root: فخر
Full Definition
فَخِيرٌ
One who vies, or competes, or contends, with another in glorying, or boasting, &c., or for superiority in generousness or nobleness of father and mother; i. q.
مُفَاخِرٌ; like خَصِيمٌ in the sense of مُخَاصِمٌ. You say جَآءَ فُلَانٌ فَخِيرً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَخِيرًا [Such a one came contending with others in glorying, or boasting, &c.: then returned last, or meanest].
2 Also Overcome in فَخْر [i. e. glorying, or boasting, &c.].
2 Also Overcome in فَخْر [i. e. glorying, or boasting, &c.].
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