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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
غ ر ر (ḡ r r)
7 terms

Derived from the passive participle of غَرَّ (ḡarra, to mislead).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَغْرُور (maḡrūr) (feminine مَغْرُورَة (maḡrūra), masculine plural مَغْرُورُونَ (maḡrūrūna), feminine plural مَغْرُورَات (maḡrūrāt))

  1. misled; deceived; fooled
  2. conceited; vain; snobbish; haughty; arrogant

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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

Persian

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَغْرُور (maḡrūr, arrogant, conceited).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مغرور (mağrur) (comparative مغرورتَر (mağrur-tar), superlative مغرورتَرین (mağrur-tarin))

  1. proud
  2. haughty; arrogant

Usage notes

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  • The word often has a negative tone, though not as unambiguously as the Arabic etymon.