Morphology Explorer — كبر

kbr

Root analysis: 161 occurrences across 153 verses in the Quran

كبر
kbr
161
Total Occurrences
153
Verses
67
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories

Part-of-Speech Distribution

Noun ×106 Verb ×55

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Word Forms in the Quran 67

كَبِيرًا kabirana 17 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru 16 كَبِيرٌ kabirun 8 يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ yastakbiruna 7 ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ stakbarua 7 ٱلْكَبِيرُ lkabiru 7 كَبُرَ kabura 5 فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ fastakbarua 5 وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ wastakbarua 4 ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ stakbarua 4 وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ wastakbara 3 ٱلْكِبَرُ lkibaru 3 تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ tastakbiruna 3 ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ lmutakabbirina 3 ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ lkubraaa 3 أَكْبَرَ aakbara 2 ٱلْأَكْبَرِ laakbari 2 كَبِيرَةً kabirahan 2 ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ lkibriaa'u 2 كَبِيرٍ kabirin 2 كَبِيرُهُمْ kabiruhum 2 ٱلْكِبَرِ lkibari 2 مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ mmustakbiruna 2 لَكَبِيرُكُمُ lakabirukumu 2 مُسْتَكْبِرًا mustakbirana 2 ٱسْتِكْبَارًا stikbaarana 2 مُتَكَبِّرٍ mutakabbirin 2 كَبَٰٓئِرَ kabaaiira 2 ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ lkubraaa 2 لَكَبِيرَةٌ lakabirahun 1 +37 more

Quranic Concordance 161

Every occurrence of the root كبر in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.

Tense / Aspect

Perfect
Completed action (past tense)
Imperfect
Ongoing or future action (present/future)
Imperative
A command or request

Voice

Active
Subject performs the action
Passive
Subject receives the action

Person

1st Person
Speaker ("I" or "we")
2nd Person
Addressed ("you")
3rd Person
Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")

Gender & Number

Masculine / Feminine
Grammatical gender of the subject
Singular
One person or thing
Dual
Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
Plural
Three or more

Case

Nominative
Subject of the sentence
Accusative
Object of the verb
Genitive
After a preposition or in possession

State

Definite
With "al-" (the)
Indefinite
Without "al-" (a/an)

Derivation

Participle
Verb form used as adjective/noun
Verbal Noun
Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")

Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).

Verse Arabic Transliteration English POS Features
2:34 وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ wastakbara (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
2:45 لَكَبِيرَةٌ lakabirahun to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:87 ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ stakbartum (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
2:143 لَكَبِيرَةً lakabirahan to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:185 وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ walitukabbirua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
2:217 كَبِيرٌ kabirun to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:217 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:217 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:219 كَبِيرٌ kabirun to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:219 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:266 ٱلْكِبَرُ lkibaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
2:282 كَبِيرًا kabirana to be arrogant Noun Noun
3:40 ٱلْكِبَرُ lkibaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
3:118 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
4:2 كَبِيرًا kabirana to be arrogant Noun Noun
4:6 يَكْبَرُوا۟ yakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
4:31 كَبَآئِرَ kabaaiira to be arrogant Noun Noun
4:34 كَبِيرًا kabirana to be arrogant Noun Noun
4:153 أَكْبَرَ aakbara to be arrogant Noun Noun
4:172 وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ wayastakbir (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
4:173 وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ wastakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
5:82 يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ yastakbiruna (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
6:19 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
6:35 كَبُرَ kabura (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
6:78 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
6:93 تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ tastakbiruna (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
6:123 أَكَٰبِرَ aakaabira to be arrogant Noun Noun
7:13 تَتَكَبَّرَ tatakabbara (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:36 وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ wastakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:40 وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ wastakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:48 تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ tastakbiruna (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:75 ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ stakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:76 ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ stakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:88 ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ stakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:133 فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ fastakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:146 يَتَكَبَّرُونَ yatakabbaruna (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
7:206 يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ yastakbiruna (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
8:73 كَبِيرٌ kabirun to be arrogant Noun Noun
9:3 ٱلْأَكْبَرِ laakbari to be arrogant Noun Noun
9:72 أَكْبَرُ aakbaru to be arrogant Noun Noun
9:121 كَبِيرَةً kabirahan to be arrogant Noun Noun
10:61 أَكْبَرَ aakbara to be arrogant Noun Noun
10:71 كَبُرَ kabura (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
10:75 فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ fastakbarua (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
10:78 ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ lkibriaa'u to be arrogant Noun Noun
11:3 كَبِيرٍ kabirin to be arrogant Noun Noun
11:11 كَبِيرٌ kabirun to be arrogant Noun Noun
12:31 أَكْبَرْنَهُۥ aakbarnahu (v.) to be arrogant Verb V
12:78 كَبِيرًا kabirana to be arrogant Noun Noun
12:80 كَبِيرُهُمْ kabiruhum to be arrogant Noun Noun
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