تأخر

Meaning

Verb

1. to go back, to retreat
2. to be late
3. to be last, come last
4. to remain behind
5. to delay (intransitive)

Noun

verbal noun of تَأَخَّرَ (taʔaḵḵara) (form V)

Concepts

delay

be delayed

be late

postpone

underdevelopment

be postponed

Synonyms

تأخير

Translations

sich verspäten

Verspätung

αργώ

décalage

délai

retard

demora

retardo

Etymology

Compare آخِر (ʔāḵir, “last”).