Kabir: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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کبیر
كَبِير
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Kabir (کبیر, Arabic كَبِير) means “great; big”. It comes from the Arabic root ك ب ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ك ب ر.
- Meaning
- great; big
- معنی
- بڑا، عظیم
Where it comes from
From kabura, to be great. Al-Kabīr is a name of Allah; the word is also used generally (e.g. 28:23, of an old man).
- Say it
- ka-beerAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ك ب ر
- Other spellings
- Kabeer
- Themes
- Honour