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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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kaḇīr
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| Dari reading?
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kabīr
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| Iranian reading?
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kabir
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| Tajik reading?
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kabir
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Adjective
کبیر • (kabir)
- great (title referring to an important leader)
- Synonym: بزرگ (bozorg)
- اسکندر کبیر ― eskandar-e kabir ― Alexander the Great
- پطر کبیر ― petr-e kabir ― Peter the Great
- (obsolete) great, grand
- Synonym: بزرگ (bozorg)
- Antonym: صغیر (sağir)
- (obsolete) grown-up
- Synonym: بالغ (bâleğ)
- Antonym: صغیر (sağir)
Noun
کبیر • (kabir) (plural کبار (kebâr))
- grandee, chief, leading person
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “کبیر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کبیر (kabīr), from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).
Pronunciation
Adjective
کَبِیْر • (kabīr) (Hindi spelling कबीर)
- great, large
- senior
Proper noun
کَبِیْر • (kabīr) m (Hindi spelling कबीर)
- (Islam) One of the 99 names of Allah
- Kabir, an Indian poet and religious leader
References
- “کبیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کبیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.