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مستكبر

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Arabic

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Root
ك ب ر (k b r)
11 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَكْبَرَ (istakbara, to be haughty).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُسْتَكْبِر (mustakbir) (feminine مُسْتَكْبِرَة (mustakbira))

  1. haughty, arrogant, conceited
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:22:
      إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَالَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مُّنكِرَةٌ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ
      Your God is ˹only˺ One God. As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are in denial, and they are too proud.

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