حقير

Arabic
Root
ح ق ر (ḥ-q-r)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb حَقُرَ (ḥaqura, “to be low, to be despicable”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħa.qiːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

حَقِير • (ḥaqīr) (feminine حَقِيرَة (ḥaqīra), masculine plural حَقِيرُونَ (ḥaqīrūna) or حُقَرَاء (ḥuqarāʔ) or حِقَار (ḥiqār), feminine plural حَقِيرَات (ḥaqīrāt) or حَقَائِر (ḥaqāʔir), elative أَحْقَر (ʔaḥqar))

  1. low, mean, vile
  2. small, poor, wretched, miserable, paltry
  3. despised
  4. despicable, contemptible

Declension
Declension of adjective حَقِير (ḥaqīr)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَقِير
ḥaqīr		 الْحَقِير
al-ḥaqīr		 حَقِيرَة
ḥaqīra		 الْحَقِيرَة
al-ḥaqīra
Nominative حَقِيرٌ
ḥaqīrun		 الْحَقِيرُ
al-ḥaqīru		 حَقِيرَةٌ
ḥaqīratun		 الْحَقِيرَةُ
al-ḥaqīratu
Accusative حَقِيرًا
ḥaqīran		 الْحَقِيرَ
al-ḥaqīra		 حَقِيرَةً
ḥaqīratan		 الْحَقِيرَةَ
al-ḥaqīrata
Genitive حَقِيرٍ
ḥaqīrin		 الْحَقِيرِ
al-ḥaqīri		 حَقِيرَةٍ
ḥaqīratin		 الْحَقِيرَةِ
al-ḥaqīrati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَقِيرَيْن
ḥaqīrayn		 الْحَقِيرَيْن
al-ḥaqīrayn		 حَقِيرَتَيْن
ḥaqīratayn		 الْحَقِيرَتَيْن
al-ḥaqīratayn
Nominative حَقِيرَانِ
ḥaqīrāni		 الْحَقِيرَانِ
al-ḥaqīrāni		 حَقِيرَتَانِ
ḥaqīratāni		 الْحَقِيرَتَانِ
al-ḥaqīratāni
Accusative حَقِيرَيْنِ
ḥaqīrayni		 الْحَقِيرَيْنِ
al-ḥaqīrayni		 حَقِيرَتَيْنِ
ḥaqīratayni		 الْحَقِيرَتَيْنِ
al-ḥaqīratayni
Genitive حَقِيرَيْنِ
ḥaqīrayni		 الْحَقِيرَيْنِ
al-ḥaqīrayni		 حَقِيرَتَيْنِ
ḥaqīratayni		 الْحَقِيرَتَيْنِ
al-ḥaqīratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَقِيرِين‎; حُقَرَاء‎; حِقَار
ḥaqīrīn‎; ḥuqarāʔ‎; ḥiqār		 الْحَقِيرِين‎; الْحُقَرَاء‎; الْحِقَار
al-ḥaqīrīn‎; al-ḥuqarāʔ‎; al-ḥiqār		 حَقِيرَات‎; حَقَائِر
ḥaqīrāt‎; ḥaqāʔir		 الْحَقِيرَات‎; الْحَقَائِر
al-ḥaqīrāt‎; al-ḥaqāʔir
Nominative حَقِيرُونَ‎; حُقَرَاءُ‎; حِقَارٌ
ḥaqīrūna‎; ḥuqarāʔu‎; ḥiqārun		 الْحَقِيرُونَ‎; الْحُقَرَاءُ‎; الْحِقَارُ
al-ḥaqīrūna‎; al-ḥuqarāʔu‎; al-ḥiqāru		 حَقِيرَاتٌ‎; حَقَائِرُ
ḥaqīrātun‎; ḥaqāʔiru		 الْحَقِيرَاتُ‎; الْحَقَائِرُ
al-ḥaqīrātu‎; al-ḥaqāʔiru
Accusative حَقِيرِينَ‎; حُقَرَاءَ‎; حِقَارًا
ḥaqīrīna‎; ḥuqarāʔa‎; ḥiqāran		 الْحَقِيرِينَ‎; الْحُقَرَاءَ‎; الْحِقَارَ
al-ḥaqīrīna‎; al-ḥuqarāʔa‎; al-ḥiqāra		 حَقِيرَاتٍ‎; حَقَائِرَ
ḥaqīrātin‎; ḥaqāʔira		 الْحَقِيرَاتِ‎; الْحَقَائِرَ
al-ḥaqīrāti‎; al-ḥaqāʔira
Genitive حَقِيرِينَ‎; حُقَرَاءَ‎; حِقَارٍ
ḥaqīrīna‎; ḥuqarāʔa‎; ḥiqārin		 الْحَقِيرِينَ‎; الْحُقَرَاءِ‎; الْحِقَارِ
al-ḥaqīrīna‎; al-ḥuqarāʔi‎; al-ḥiqāri		 حَقِيرَاتٍ‎; حَقَائِرَ
ḥaqīrātin‎; ḥaqāʔira		 الْحَقِيرَاتِ‎; الْحَقَائِرِ
al-ḥaqīrāti‎; al-ḥaqāʔiri

Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: həqir
  • Northern Kurdish: heqîr
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حقیر (hakır)
  • Swahili: hakiri

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حقير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حقير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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