کبیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.ˈβiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.bíːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.bíːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.bíːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.bíɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.bíːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.bíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kaḇīr
Dari reading?	kabīr
Iranian reading?	kabir
Tajik reading?	kabir

Adjective

کبیر • (kabir)

1. 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

2. (obsolete) great, grand

   Synonym: بزرگ (bozorg)

   Antonym: صغیر (sağir)

3. (obsolete) grown-up

   Synonym: بالغ (bâleğ)

   Antonym: صغیر (sağir)

Noun

کبیر • (kabir) (plural کبار (kebâr))

1. 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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.biːɾ/

Adjective

کَبِیْر • (kabīr) (Hindi spelling कबी्र)

1. great, large
2. senior

Proper noun

کَبِیْر • (kabīr) m (Hindi spelling कबी्र)

1. (Islam) One of the 99 names of Allah
2. 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.