كِبَر
greatness
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Also written كبير: كَبِير (big)
Highlights
Plural
كِبَار
Other plural
كُبَرَاء
Feminine
كَبِيرَة
Most common words from the same root
كَبِير in English
Noun · masculine
- chief, leader
إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَHe is indeed your chief who has taught you magic! Soon you will know!609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:49وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَاPickthall: And they say: Our Lord! Lo! we obeyed our princes and great men, and they misled us from the Way.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:67
Word origin
From the root ك ب ر (k b r); compare Hebrew כַּבִּיר (“mighty, great”), Classical Syriac ܟܒܝܪܐ (“great, numerous”), Akkadian [script needed] (kabru, “thick, massive”), Ge'ez ክቡር (kəbur, “honoured, esteemed”).
Words from the root ك-ب-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
كَبُرَ
· present يَكْبُرُ
Form I · The plain action
to be or become big; to grow, to grow up; to become famous
كَبَّرَ
· present يُكَبِّرُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to enlarge, to make something bigger; to say اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar, “God is greatest”)
تَكْبِير
مُكَبِّر
مُكَبَّر
تَكَبَّرَ
· present يَتَكَبَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be arrogant
تَكَبُّر
arrogance
مُتَكَبِّر
arrogant
مُتَكَبَّر
اِسْتَكْبَرَ
· present يَسْتَكْبِرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to be proud, to be arrogant; to consider (someone or something) great and important
اِسْتِكْبَار
arrogance
مُسْتَكْبِر
haughty
مُسْتَكْبَر
greater
كِبْرِيَاء
greatness
كُبَر
great calamities
كَبِيرَة
great sin
تَكْبِيرة
an instance of saying اَللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ
الصَّوْم الْكَبِير
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كَبِير: plural and other forms
| Singular | كَبِير |
|---|---|
| Plural | كِبَار |
| Alternative plurals | كُبَرَاء |
| Feminine | كَبِيرَة |
كَبِير in a sentence
Dictionary examples
chief
إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَHe is indeed your chief who has taught you magic! Soon you will know!609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:49
chief
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَاPickthall: And they say: Our Lord! Lo! we obeyed our princes and great men, and they misled us from the Way.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:67
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