كبر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root كبر (k-b-r) primarily relates to greatness, largeness, seniority, and importance. It encompasses concepts of being big, old, great, proud, and superior, as well as the divine attributes of God. It also extends to meanings of hardship, difficulty, and even specific substances like sulfur.

Derived headwords

أكبرadjective

1.
greater, biggestboth
The comparative and superlative form of 'kabir', meaning larger, older, or greater.
2.
olderboth
Specifically referring to age, indicating someone is older.

الكبيرname

1.
The Greatclassical
One of the divine names of Allah, signifying His greatness and majesty.

الكبرياءnoun

1.
majesty, gloryclassical
The absolute perfection of essence and necessary existence, a quality exclusively attributed to God.

كبرverb

1.
to be big, greatboth
To be large in size, age, or importance.
2.
to be difficult, hardboth
To be burdensome, arduous, or severe, often used for tasks or matters.

كبرnoun

1.
greatness, prideboth
Arrogance, haughtiness, or excessive self-importance, often leading to disbelief.
2.
hardship, difficultyboth
A matter that is burdensome, difficult, or severe.

كبرةnoun

1.
rust, tarnishclassical
Rust or tarnish that affects an old sword or blade, spoiling it.
2.
greatnessclassical
A state of being great or large.

الكبرةnoun

1.
greatnessclassical
The state or quality of being great or large.

المكبرnoun

1.
teacher, masterclassical
A teacher or master, especially one who teaches magic or important skills.
2.
one who makes largeclassical
Someone who causes something to become larger or greater.

المكبرname

1.
Mukabbirboth
A given name or part of a name, derived from the root.

كبيرadjective

1.
big, large, greatboth
Of considerable size, extent, or intensity.
2.
oldboth
Advanced in age.
3.
important, seniorboth
Having high rank, status, or significance.

كبيرname

1.
Kabirboth
A given name, derived from the root.

كبارnoun

1.
elders, notablesboth
People of high status, age, or importance; elders or dignitaries.

الكابرnoun

1.
lord, masterclassical
A lord, master, or chief.
2.
great-grandfatherclassical
The father of one's grandparent; a great-grandfather.

كابَرَverb

1.
to contend, to vieboth
To struggle against, to contend with, or to oppose someone forcefully.
2.
to seize by forceclassical
To take something by force or coercion.

تكابرverb

1.
to act proud, to be arrogantboth
To behave as if one is great in status or age; to act haughtily.
2.
to resist, to refuseboth
To resist or refuse to yield, often due to pride or stubbornness.

أكبرتverb

1.
to give birth to a large childclassical
A woman giving birth to a child who is large or has grown significantly.

الكبرةnoun

1.
sulfurboth
A yellow, nonmetallic element, known as sulfur.

الكبريتnoun

1.
sulfurboth
The chemical element sulfur.

كبيرname

1.
Kabirclassical
A name of a mountain.

الكبرىadjective

1.
the greatest, the biggestboth
The feminine superlative form, meaning the greatest or biggest.

كُبرnoun

1.
loftiness, nobilityclassical
Exalted status in lineage or honor; nobility.

كبيرname

1.
Kabirclassical
A name of a poet.

الكبارىname

1.
Al-Kubaraclassical
A name of a group or lineage.

Parallel reading

ولا عتبت بأكبرة الوعول

And I did not reach the largest valley of the mountain goats.

والمكبر والكبير في أسماء الله تعالى: العظيم ذو الكبرياء

And Al-Mukabbir and Al-Kabir are among the names of Allah Almighty: the Great One possessing majesty.

والتاء فيه للتفرد والتخصص لا تاء التعاطي والتكلف.

And the 'ta' in it is for uniqueness and specialization, not for affectation and pretense.

والكبرياء، بالكسر: عبارة عن كمال الذات وكمال الوجوب، ولا يوصف بها إلا الله تعالى.

And Al-Kibriya', with a kasra: is an expression of the perfection of the essence and the necessity of existence, and only Allah Almighty is described by it.

واستعمل أبو حنيفة الكبر في البسر ونحوه من التمر.

And Abu Hanifa used 'alkubr' for unripe dates and similar fruits.

ويقال: علاه المكبر، والاسم الكبرة.

And it is said: Al-Mukabbir afflicted it, and the noun is Al-Kabrah.

هذه الجارية من كبرى بنات فلان: يريدون من كبار بناته.

This slave girl is from the greatest daughters of so-and-so: they mean from his prominent daughters.

ويقال للسيف والنصل العتيق الذي قدم: علته كبرة، وهو مجاز

And it is said of an old sword and blade that has become old: Al-Kabrah afflicted it, and this is a metaphor.

كبر عليه الأمر، ككرم: شق واشتد وثقل

The matter became difficult for him, like karuma: it became arduous, severe, and heavy.

إن كان كبر عليكم

If it was a burden upon you.

أو خلقا مما يكبر في صدوركم

Or a creation that weighs heavily upon your hearts.

وما يعذبان في كبير

And they are not punished for anything great.

لا يدخل الجنة من في قلبه مثقال حبة خردل من كبر.

He will not enter Paradise who has in his heart an atom's weight of pride.

الكابر: السيد.

Al-Kābir: The master.

يوم الحج الأكبر، قيل: هو يوم النحر

The Greater Pilgrimage Day, it is said: it is the Day of Sacrifice.

لا تكابروا الصلاة، أي لا تغالبوها.

Do not contend with prayer, meaning do not struggle against it.

أتاني فلان أكبر النهار، وشباب النهار، أي حين ارتفع النهار.

So-and-so came to me at midday, and the prime of the day, meaning when the day had risen high.

قال مجاهد: أي أعلمهم، كأنه كان رئيسهم.

Mujahid said: meaning their teacher, as if he were their leader.

إنه لكبيركم الذي علمكم السحر

Indeed, he is your master who has taught you magic.

جئت من عند كبيري.

I came from my teacher.

بتعشار إذ تحبو إلي الأكابر

At Ta'ashar when the prominent ones crawled towards me.

ولي الهامة فيها والكبر

And I have the leadership and the nobility in it.

وكبير، بكسر الكاف لغة في فتحها

And 'kabir', with a kasra on the kaf, is a dialectal variant of the open form.

وكابره على حقه: جاحده وغالبه عليه

And to contend with him for his right: to deny it and overpower him for it.

وإن إحنه لمكابر عليه، إذا أخذ منه عنوة وقهرا.

And indeed he is a usurper of it, if he takes it by force and coercion.

وربما كوبر فأبى، وعولج فقسا.

And sometimes he would resist and refuse, and was treated until he became harsh.

وما بها مكبر ولا مخبر، أي أحد.

And there was not in it anyone who made it great or informed about it, meaning anyone at all.

تكابر فلان: أرى من نفسه أنه كبير القدر أو السن.

So-and-so acted proud: he showed himself to be of great status or age.

أكبرت الواضع: ولدت ولدا كبيرا

She gave birth to a large child: she bore a big child.

وسموا أكبر، وكبيرا، ومكبرا كمحدث.

And they named them Akbar, Kabiran, and Mukabbiran, like Muhaddathan.

وهو بكسر الكاف.

And it is with a kasra on the kaf.

وهو القباري، بالقاف، وقد تقدم ذكره.

And he is Al-Qabbari, with a qaf, and he has been mentioned before.