حقر

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See also: حفر, خفر, جفر, and حفز

Arabic

Root
ح ق ر (ḥ q r)
10 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

حَقَرَ (ḥaqara) I (non-past يَحْقُرُ (yaḥquru), verbal noun حَقْر (ḥaqr) or حُقْرَة (ḥuqra) or حَقَارَة (ḥaqāra) or مَحْقَرَة (maḥqara))

  1. to disdain, to belittle, to despise, to look down
    Synonym: اِسْتَصْغَرَ (istaṣḡara)
    لا تَحقِرَنَّ مِنَ المَعْرُوف شَيْئًا، وَلَو أنْ تَلقَى أخَاكَ بوجهٍ طليقٍ
    Do not belittle any good deed, even your meeting with your brother with a cheerful face
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Maltese: ħaqar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

حَقُرَ (ḥaqura) I (non-past يَحْقُرُ (yaḥquru), verbal noun حَقَارَة (ḥaqāra))

  1. to be vile, low, despicable
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

حَقَّرَ (ḥaqqara) II (non-past يُحَقِّرُ (yuḥaqqiru), verbal noun تَحْقِير (taḥqīr))

  1. (transitive) to belittle, to depreciate, to undervalue
  2. (transitive) to humiliate
Conjugation

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَقَرَ (ḥaqara).

Pronunciation

Verb

حِقَر (ḥigar) (non-past يحقر (yiḥgir, yaḥgir))

  1. (transitive) to snub, to ignore
    Synonyms: سحب (siḥab), عطى طاف (ʕaṭa ṭāf), (Bedouin) هيت (hayyat)