كبر
k-b-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root كبر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root كبر (kbr) signifies greatness, age, or importance. أَكْبَرُ means greater/greatest in body, rank, or age. It can also mean older/oldest.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
k-b-r
Listen:
ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
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Root letters:
ك — ب — ر
Word Family Tree (67 forms)
All word forms derived from the root كبر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 106×
Verb 55×
Concordance — 161 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root كبر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (102) · Verb (55)
Noun (102 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:61
Noun
وَمَا تَكُونُ فِی شَأۡنࣲ وَمَا تَتۡلُوا۟ مِنۡهُ مِن قُرۡءَانࣲ وَلَا تَعۡمَلُونَ مِنۡ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَیۡكُمۡ شُهُودًا إِذۡ تُفِیضُونَ فِیهِۚ وَمَا یَعۡزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثۡقَالِ ذَرَّةࣲ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَلَاۤ أَصۡغَرَ مِن ذَ ٰلِكَ وَلَاۤ أَكۡبَرَ إِلَّا فِی كِتَـٰبࣲ مُّبِینٍ ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register
Jonah 10:78
Noun
قَالُوۤا۟ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتَلۡفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ ءَابَاۤءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلۡكِبۡرِیَاۤءُ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤۡمِنِینَ ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."
Hud 11:11
Noun
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةࣱ وَأَجۡرࣱ كَبِیرࣱ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward
Hud 11:3
Noun
وَأَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمۡ ثُمَّ تُوبُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡهِ یُمَتِّعۡكُم مَّتَـٰعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰۤ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّى وَیُؤۡتِ كُلَّ ذِی فَضۡلࣲ فَضۡلَهُۥۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّوۡا۟ فَإِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ یَوۡمࣲ كَبِیرٍ ٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. But if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day
Joseph 12:78
Noun
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِیزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥۤ أَبࣰا شَیۡخࣰا كَبِیرࣰا فَخُذۡ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥۤۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "O 'Azeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."
Derived Forms (67)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَبِيرًا | kabiyranā | Noun | 17× | |
| أَكْبَرُ | ʾaakbaru | Noun | 16× | |
| كَبِيرٌ | kabiyrun | Noun | 8× | |
| ٱلْكَبِيرُ | lkabiyru | Noun | 7× | |
| ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ | stakbaruwā | Verb | 7× | |
| يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ | yastakbiruwna | Verb | 7× | |
| كَبُرَ | kabura | Verb | 5× | |
| فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ | fastakbaruwā | Verb | 5× | |
| وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ | wastakbaruwā | Verb | 4× | |
| ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ | stakbaruwā | Verb | 4× |