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

Fakhr al-Din, multiple people
Fakhr al-Mulk Ridwan, ruler of Aleppo
Fakhr-un-Nisa, Islamic scholar and calligrapher
Fakhr-un-Nissa, first child of Mughal Emperor Babur
Fakhr Fakhr, Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician
Fakhr Azam Wazir, Pakistani politician
Fakhar Hussain
Fakhar Zaman, multiple people

Surname

Darvish Fakhr, Iranian American artist
Fakhr Fakhr, Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician
Marouane Fakhr, Moroccan footballer
Sana Fakhar

Kunya

Saqr Abu Fakhr, Arab writer living in Lebanon

References

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

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