See also: كثير and كتير

Arabic

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Etymology

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From root ك ب ر (k-b-r). Cognate with Hebrew כַּבִּיר (kabbir, enormous, mighty).

Pronunciation

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

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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 كَبِيرَةُmadīnatun kabīratua 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?

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Noun

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كَبِير (kabīrm (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!

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Egyptian Arabic

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كبير (kibīr) (feminine كبيرة (kibīra), masculine plural كبار (kubār), elative أكبر (ʔakbar))

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

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ك ب ر
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Etymology

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From Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).

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Adjective

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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 كبيرةmdīna kbīraa big city
  2. great
  3. old (for a person)
    Synonym: شارف (šārif)
    Antonyms: صغير (ṣḡīr), شاب (šābb)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ك ب ر
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Etymology

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From Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).

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Adjective

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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

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  • قديم (ʔadīm, old (of things))
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