Arabic → English
أكبرَ in English
bigger
أَكْبَر
- Pronunciation
- akbar
- Arabizi
akbar- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ك ب ر
Other meanings
- أَكْبَر akbar — biggest · biggest
- أَكْبَر akbar — greater · greater
How to use it
"أكبر" is the elative form of the root ك ب ر, used for both comparative (“bigger”) and superlative (“biggest”). It agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. For feminine use "أكبرى" (rare) or more commonly "أكبر" with a feminine noun.
Example sentences
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هَذَا الْكِتَابُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَلَمِ.
hādhā al-kitābu akbaru mina al-qalami.
This book is bigger than the pen.
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هُوَ أَكْبَرُ فِي الفَرِيقِ.
huwa akbaru fī al-farīqi.
He is the biggest in the team.
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الْقِيمَةُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ السَّعْرِ.
al-qīmu akbaru mina al-saʿri.
The value is greater than the price.
Questions and answers
How do I form the comparative of other adjectives?
Use "أَفْضَل" for "better", "أَصْغَر" for "smaller", etc., following the same pattern.
Can "أكبر" be used as a noun?
Rarely, in poetic contexts it can mean "the greatest".
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