greater in Arabic: أكبر (akbar) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

Akbar is the comparative form of "big" (kabīr). It is used to compare size, amount, importance, etc. It follows the pattern أَفْعَل for adjectives.

هَذَا هُوَ الأَكْبَرُ فِي الصَّفِّ.

hādhā huwa al‑akbaru fī al‑ṣaff.

This is the greater one in the class.
الإِحْتِرَازُ أَكْبَرُ مِمَّا تَظُنُّ.

al‑iḥtirāz akbar mimma taẓunnu.

The risk is greater than you think.
الأَجْرُ أَكْبَرُ فِي الشَّهْرِ التالي.

al‑ajr akbar fī al‑shahr al‑tālī.

The salary is greater next month.

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

(greater than)*.GE.

(أكبر من أو يساوي)* NOT.

Building Greater Europe

بناء أوروبا الكبرى

Promoting greater gender equity.

(ج) تشجيع زيادة التكافؤ بين الجنسين.

Greater Than or Equals Condition

آلة تصوير إعدادات

● assuming greater global responsibilities.

· الاضطلاع بمسؤوليات عالمية أكبر.

David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.

وكان داود يتزايد متعظما ورب الجنود معه

So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

وكان داود يتزايد متعظما ورب الجنود معه

David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.

وكان داود يتزايد متعظما والرب اله الجنود معه

Natural disasters strike with greater fury, and in greater numbers, than ever before.

والكوارث الطبيعية تضربنا بقدر أعظم من الغضب والتواتر على نحو لم يسبق له مثيل.

Of course, the greater your expectations are, the greater the risk of disappointment.

بطبيعة الحال، كلما ازدادت التوقعات كلما تعاظمت احتمالات الإحباط وخيبة الأمل.

*Time lapse: The greater the time lapse between two works, the greater the likely variation.

• الفاصل الزمني كسبب للاختلاف: كلما زاد الوقت بين عملين زاد الاختلاف المحتمل.

Greater transparency and accountability in ecosystem-related decision-making processes, with greater involvement of concerned stakeholders;

3 - زيادة شفافية وقابلية تفسير عمليات صنع القرار المتصلة بالنظام الإيكولوجي مع زيادة المشاركة من جانب أصحاب المصلحة المعنيين؛

Is "akbar" used only for size?

No, it can compare any measurable quality, like risk, amount, or importance.

What is the superlative form?

Al‑akbaru (الأكبر) means “the greatest.”