''Fakhr'', also ''fakhar'' or ''faḵr'' (), is an Arabic word, literally meaning "pride", "honor", "glory". The word may occur as a given name, as part of a given name such as

Fakhr al-Din Fakhr al-Din () is an Arabic male given name and (in modern usage) a surname, meaning ''honor/pride of the religion''. Alternative transliterations include Fachreddin, Fakhreddine, Fahrettin, Fakhraddin, Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhruddin, Fexred ...

("pride of the faith"), as part of a ''kunya'', or as a surname. It is also used as a technical term in

Arabic literature Arabic literature ( / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is ''Adab (Islam), Adab'', which comes from a meaning of etiquett ...

Literary term

In traditional Arabic poetry, ''fakhr'' denotes a genre or ''

topos In mathematics, a topos (, ; plural topoi or , or toposes) is a category that behaves like the category of sheaves of sets on a topological space (or more generally, on a site). Topoi behave much like the category of sets and possess a notio ...

'' comprising boasting or self-praise, often opening with the excalamation known as ''

wāw rubba ''Wāw rubba'' () is a usage of the Arabic word ''wa'' (). Whereas the usual use of ''wa'' is as a conjunction (meaning 'and'), the ''wāw rubba'' is used, particularly in poetry, in an exclamatory fashion to introduce a new subject. In English, it ...

''. 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 The qaṣīda (also spelled ''qaṣīdah''; plural ''qaṣā’id'') is an ancient Arabic word and form of poetry, often translated as ode. The qasida originated in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry and passed into non-Arabic cultures after the Arab Mus ...

'' form of poetry, personal praise tends to appear in the "travel" ('' رحيل'' ) section; praise of a group tend to appear as the end of the ''qaṣīda''.Marlé Hammond, ''A Dictionary of Arabic Literary Terms and Devices'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), s.v. ''fakhr'' .

Notable people named ''Fakhr''

Given name

, multiple people * Fakhr al-Mulk, multiple people *

Fakhr-un-Nisa Fakhr-un-Nisa Shuhdah Umm Muhammad al-Baghdadiyyah or Shuhdah al-Baghdadiyyah (died 1112) was a Kurdish scholar, muhaddith and a calligrapher. Shuhdha was called "the calligrapher, the pride of womanhood, a muhaddithah (female of muhaddith) of I ...

, Islamic scholar and calligrapher *

Fakhr-un-Nissa Fakhr-un-Nissa (died 1501) was a Mughal princess as the eldest child of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and his Empress consort Aisha Sultan Begum. Fakhr-un-Nissa was born in 1501 in Samarkand Samarkand ( ; Uzbek language, Uzbek and Tajik lang ...

, first child of Mughal Emperor Babur *

Fakhr Fakhr Fakhr Fakhr () was a Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician. He was born in Anndit, Akkar District. He graduated from Beirut Military Academy.Zuwiyya, Jalal. The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968'. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 35-37 He rea ...

, Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician *

Fakhr Azam Wazir Fakhr Azam Wazir is a Pakistani politician, who served as a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2013 to 2018, belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians. He also served as member of different committees. Political caree ...

, Pakistani politician *

Fakhar Hussain Fakhar Hussain (born 8 July 1978) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Islamabad cricket team The Islamabad cricket team was a first-class cricket team based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its home ground was the Diamond Club Ground. ...

* Fakhar Zaman, multiple people

Surname

Darvish Fakhr Darvish Fakhr (born 1969) is an Iranian American artist born in Newfoundland. He is an artist in the field of Iranian portrait paintings. Biography Born in 1969, Fakhr grew up in the U.S. before moving to Britain where his practice has been b ...

, Iranian American artist *

, Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician *

Marouane Fakhr Marouane Fakhr (; born 11 February 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Botola side RCA Zemamra. Early life Marouane Fakhr was born on 11 February 1989 in Casablanca. He joined the AS FAR training center as a ...

, Moroccan footballer *

Sana Fakhar Sana (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model. Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film Sangam in 1997. Sana won the Best Actres ...

''Kunya''

Saqr Abu Fakhr Saqr Abu Fakhr () is a Palestinian writer living in Lebanon. He is a researcher and author specialized in Arab Affairs, with special focus on Palestinian affairs. Abu Fakhr began writing in 1973 and his works have been published in newspapers an ...

, Arab writer living in Lebanon

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