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حَقِير
despicable, contemptible /ħaˈqiːr/
adjectiveA2#1018 most common
Also: lowly, base, worthless, paltry, a wretch (used as a noun)
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ حَقيرٌ.
He is a despicable man.
لا تَكُنْ حَقيراً مَعَ النّاسِ.
Do not be contemptible toward people.
تَصَرُّفُهُ حَقيرٌ ولا يَليقُ بِهِ.
His behavior is despicable and does not befit him.
شَعَرْتُ أَنَّني حَقيرٌ بَعْدَ أَنْ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْها.
I felt despicable after I lied to her.
مَهْما حاوَلَ إِخْفاءَ نَواياهُ الحَقيرَةِ، تَظْهَرُ في كَلامِهِ.
However much he tries to hide his despicable intentions, they show in his words.
يَرى المُجْتَمَعُ في الخِيانَةِ فِعْلاً حَقيراً لا يُغْتَفَرُ، مَهْما كانَتِ الدَّوافِعُ.
Society sees betrayal as a despicable act that cannot be forgiven, whatever the motives.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَقيرٌ | حُقَراءُ |
| Genitive | حَقيرٍ | حُقَراءَ |
| Accusative | حَقيراً | حُقَراءَ |
| Vocative | يا حَقيرُ | يا حُقَراءُ |
Word family
حَقَرَto despise, belittle
اِحْتَقَرَto scorn, hold in contempt
حَقارةbaseness, contemptibility
اِحْتِقارcontempt, scorn
حَقيرةdespicable (feminine form)
Etymology
حَقير derives from the triliteral root ح-ق-ر (ḥ-q-r), which carries the sense of despising or belittling. The verb حَقَرَ means to hold in contempt or treat as small. حَقير follows the faʿīl adjectival pattern and names the target of that contempt: a person or thing seen as low and worthless.
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