fakhr فخر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“fakhr” (فخر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pride, source of pride.
Meanings
- pride, source of pride
- honour, glory
Usage
Fakhr means "pride" in the positive sense: something one can be honoured by. The word comes from literary Arabic and keeps a somewhat formal register, but it is well understood and used, especially in phrases like "hadchi fakhr lina" (it is a source of pride for us) or "b kol fakhr" (with pride). It often appears in connection with the country, the family or an achievement. In everyday conversation, the adjective fakhour (proud) is often preferred. Be careful not to confuse it with fekhkhar (pottery), which looks close in arabizi spelling.
Example
نجاح ولدي فخر لينا كاملين
nja7 wldi fakhr lina kamlin
“My son's success is a source of pride for all of us.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fakhr” but also “fa5r”, “fekhr”, “fe5r” and “fa5er”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “fakhr” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “pride, source of pride”; “honour”: fa5r in Tunisian.