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استكبر

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Arabic

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Root
ك ب ر (k b r)
11 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اِسْتَكْبَرَ (istakbara) X (non-past يَسْتَكْبِرُ (yastakbiru), verbal noun اِسْتِكْبَار (istikbār))

  1. to be proud, to be arrogant [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘towards someone’]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:74:
      إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ اسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ
      but not Iblîs (Satan), who acted arrogantly, becoming unfaithful.
  2. to consider (someone or something) great and important

Conjugation

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