Fakhr

Fakhr, also fakhar or faḵr (Arabic: فخر), is an Arabic word, literally meaning "pride", "honor", "glory". The word may be used as a given name, as part of a given name such as Fakhr al-Din ("pride of the faith"), as part of a kunya, or as a surname. It is also used as a technical term in Arabic literature.

Literary term

In traditional Arabic poetry, fakhr denotes a genre or topos comprising boasting or self-praise, often opening with the excalamation known as wāw rubba. In fakhr passages, a poet may praise his tribe or other group, or the praise may be of an individual, particularly the martial success, magnanimity, and strength of the poet himself. In the qaṣīda form of poetry, personal praise tends to appear in the raḥīl ("travel") section; praise of a group tend to appear as the end of the qaṣīda.[1]

Notable people named Fakhr

Given name

Surname

Kunya

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Fakhr
  • All pages with titles containing Fakhar

References

  1. Marlé Hammond, A Dictionary of Arabic Literary Terms and Devices (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), s.v. fakhr ISBN 9780191836954.
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