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كبير
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Arabic
Pronunciation
Adjective
كَبِير • (kabīr) (feminine كَبِيرَة (kabīra), common plural كِبَار (kibār), masculine plural كُبَرَاء (kubarāʔ), feminine plural كَبِيرَات (kabīrāt) or كَبَائِر (kabāʔir), elative أَكْبَر (ʔakbar))
- big, large
- Antonym: صَغِير (ṣaḡīr)
- مَدِينَةٌ كَبِيرَةُ ― madīnatun kabīratu ― a big city
- great, great importance
- old (for a person)
Declension
Derived terms
- صَلَاة السَّاعَات الْكَبِيرَة (ṣalāt as-sāʕāt al-kabīra)
Noun
كَبِير • (kabīr) m (plural كِبَار (kibār) or كُبَرَاء (kubarāʔ), feminine كَبِيرَة (kabīra))
- chief, leader
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:49:
- إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
- He is indeed your chief who has taught you magic! Soon you will know!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
كبير • (kibīr) (feminine كبيرة (kibīra), masculine plural كبار (kubār), elative اكبر (akbar))
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
كبير • (kbīr) (feminine كبيرة (kbīra), common plural كبار (kbār), masculine plural كبيرين (kbīrīn), feminine plural كبيرات (kbīrāt), elative أكبر (ʔakbar) or كبر (kbar))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
كبير • (kbīr) (feminine كبيرة (kbīre), common plural كبار (kbār), elative أكبر (ʔakbar))
See also
- قديم (ʔadīm, “old (of things)”)
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