كبير

See also: كثير‎ and كتير‎

Arabic

Etymology

From root ك ب ر‎ (k-b-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.biːr/
    • (Kuwait Gulf) IPA(key): /kbiːr/
  • (file)

Adjective

كَبِير • (kabīr) (feminine كَبِيرَة‎ (kabīra), common plural كِبَار‎ (kibār), masculine plural كُبَرَاء‎ (kubarāʔ), feminine plural كَبِيرَات‎ (kabīrāt) or كَبَائِر‎ (kabāʔir), elative أَكْبَر‎ (ʔakbar))

  1. big, large
    Antonym: صَغِير‎ (ṣaḡīr)
    ‏مَدِينَةٌ كَبِيرَةُ‎ ― madīnatun kabīratu ― a big city
  2. great, great importance
  3. old (for a person)
    Synonym: مُسِنّ‎ (musinn)
    Antonyms: صَغِير‎ (ṣaḡīr), شَابّ‎ (šābb)
    ‏مَاذَا أَخْبَرَكَ ذَاكَ اَلرَّجُلُ اَلْكَبِيرُ السِّنِّ؟‎‎
    māḏā ʔaḵbaraka ḏāka r-rajulu l-kabīru s-sinni?
    What did that old man tell you?

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

كَبِير • (kabīr) m (plural كِبَار‎ (kibār) or كُبَرَاء‎ (kubarāʔ), feminine كَبِيرَة‎ (kabīra))

  1. chief, leader
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:49:
      ‏إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ‎
      ʔinnahu lakabīrukumu allaḏī ʕallamakumu s-siḥra falasawfa taʕlamūna
      He is indeed your chief who has taught you magic! Soon you will know!

Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keˈbiːr/

Adjective

كبير • (kibiir) (feminine كبيرة‎ (kibiira), plural كبار‎ (kubaar)), elative أكبر‎

  1. big
  2. great
  3. old (for a person)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ب ر‎
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَبِير‎ (kabīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kbiːr/
  • (file)

Adjective

كبير • (kbīr) (feminine كبيرة‎ (kbīra), common plural كبار‎ (kbār), masculine plural كبيرين‎ (kbīrīn), feminine plural كبيرات‎ (kbīrāt), elative أكبر‎ (ʔakbar) or كبر‎ (kbar))

  1. big
    Antonym: صغير‎ (ṣḡīr)
    ‏مدينة كبيرة‎ ― mdīna kbīra ― a big city
  2. great
  3. old (for a person)
    Synonym: شارف‎ (šārif)
    Antonyms: صغير‎ (ṣḡīr), شاب‎ (šābb)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ب ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic كَبِير‎ (kabīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kbiːr/, [kbiːr]
  • (file)

Adjective

كبير • (kbīr) (feminine كبيرة‎ (kbīre), common plural كبار‎ (kbār), elative أكبر‎ (ʔakbar))

  1. large, big
    Antonym: زغير‎ (zḡīr)
  2. adult, old (of a person)
    Antonym: زغير‎ (zḡīr)

See also

  • قديم‎ (ʔadīm, “old (of things)”)
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