Arabic for big

kabiir
ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮ
big – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮ means big. It is pronounced kabiir.

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The Arabic word word for big can also be conjugated:

kabiira
ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓ
big – feminine singular
kabiiraat
ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺍﺕ
big – feminine plural
kibaar
ﻛِﺒَﺎﺭ
big – masculine plural
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word big

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Important letters:
The root of the word big consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, beh that is written and pronounced b and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word big letter by letter

ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮ
ﻛـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺮ
 
kaf
k
beh
b
ya
y
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for big consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮ and pronounced kabiir.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for big

fa3iil becomes kabiir

We have seen that the Arabic word for big is written ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮ and pronounced kabiir. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are k, b and r, the word becomes kabiir.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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