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كَبَر
to grow up /ˈka.bi.ra/
verbB1#1463 most common
Also: to grow old, to grow large, to increase in size or age
Example sentences
كَبِرَ الْوَلَدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
The boy grew up quickly.
كَبِرَتْ أُخْتِي وَصَارَتْ طَبِيبَةً.
My sister grew up and became a doctor.
عِنْدَمَا أَكْبَرُ، أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُصْبِحَ مُهَنْدِسًا.
When I grow up, I want to become an engineer.
كَبِرَ جَدِّي فِي السِّنِّ لَكِنَّهُ مَا زَالَ نَشِيطًا.
My grandfather has grown old, but he is still active.
كُلَّمَا كَبِرْنَا أَدْرَكْنَا قِيمَةَ الْوَقْتِ.
The older we grow, the more we realize the value of time.
كَبِرَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ حَتَّى ابْتَلَعَتِ الْقُرَى الْمُجَاوِرَةَ، وَكَبِرَ مَعَهَا طُمُوحُ سُكَّانِهَا.
The city grew until it swallowed the neighboring villages, and with it grew the ambition of its residents.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَكْبَرُ | كَبِرْتُ | سَأَكْبَرُ |
| 2sg | تَكْبَرُ | كَبِرْتَ | سَتَكْبَرُ |
| 3sg | يَكْبَرُ | كَبِرَ | سَيَكْبَرُ |
| 1pl | نَكْبَرُ | كَبِرْنَا | سَنَكْبَرُ |
| 2pl | تَكْبَرُونَ | كَبِرْتُمْ | سَتَكْبَرُونَ |
| 3pl | يَكْبَرُونَ | كَبِرُوا | سَيَكْبَرُونَ |
Word family
كَبِيرbig, large, greatأَكْبَرbigger, biggest, greatest
كِبَرold age; largeness
كَبِيرَةa major sin
تَكْبِيرthe saying of Allāhu akbar; magnification
Etymology
كَبِرَ comes from the common Semitic root k-b-r, which ties together ideas of size, age, and greatness. The same root gives Arabic كَبِير (big) and أَكْبَر (bigger, greatest), as in Allāhu akbar. Related roots appear across the Semitic family with senses of being thick, heavy, or honored.
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