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waqr, vulg. waqar (inf. n. of وقر 'to burden,' etc.), s.m. Dignity, honour, reputation, character (i.q. waqār);—(prob. for A. waqur), adj. Mild; modest;—grave, sedate, staid:—waqr pānā, To obtain dignity, or rank, or influence;—to rise in the esteem (of):—waqr khonā(apnā), To lose (one's) reputation or character, to disgrace ooneself;—to lower one's dignity, to make oneself cheap.
Origin: Arabic