أكبر

See also: اکبر, اكبر, اكثر, أكثر, and اکثر

Arabic

Alternative forms

• اكبر — unhamzated
• اكٮر — rasm

Etymology 1

Elative of كَبِير (kabīr, “big, great, powerful”), from the root ك ب ر (k-b-r).

Adjective

أَكْبَر • (ʔakbar) (feminine كُبْرَى (kubrā), masculine plural أَكْبَرُون (ʔakbarūn) or أَكَابِر (ʔakābir), feminine plural كُبْرَيَات (kubrayāt) or كُبَر (kubar))

1. Template:elative of:
   1. greater; greatest

      • اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر ― allāhu ʔakbar ― God (Allah) is greater / the greatest

   2. bigger, larger; biggest, largest
   3. older, elder; oldest, eldest
2. senior (age, rank, etc.)

Declension

Declension of adjective أَكْبَر (ʔakbar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْبَر ʔakbar	الْأَكْبَر al-ʔakbar	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَى al-kubrā
Nominative	أَكْبَرُ ʔakbaru	الْأَكْبَرُ al-ʔakbaru	أَكْبَرُ ʔakbaru	الْكُبْرَى al-kubrā
Accusative	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْأَكْبَرَ al-ʔakbara	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَى al-kubrā
Genitive	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْأَكْبَرِ al-ʔakbari	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَى al-kubrā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْبَر ʔakbar	الْأَكْبَرَيْن al-ʔakbarayn	أَكْبَر ʔakbar	الْكُبْرَيَيْن al-kubrayayn
Nominative	أَكْبَرُ ʔakbaru	الْأَكْبَرَانِ al-ʔakbarāni	أَكْبَرُ ʔakbaru	الْكُبْرَيَانِ al-kubrayāni
Accusative	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْأَكْبَرَيْنِ al-ʔakbarayni	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَيَيْنِ al-kubrayayni
Genitive	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْأَكْبَرَيْنِ al-ʔakbarayni	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَيَيْنِ al-kubrayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْبَر ʔakbar	الْأَكْبَرِين‎; الْأَكَابِر al-ʔakbarīn‎; al-ʔakābir	أَكْبَر ʔakbar	الْكُبْرَيَات‎; الْكُبَر al-kubrayāt‎; al-kubar
Nominative	أَكْبَرُ ʔakbaru	الْأَكْبَرُونَ‎; الْأَكَابِرُ al-ʔakbarūna‎; al-ʔakābiru	أَكْبَرُ ʔakbaru	الْكُبْرَيَاتُ‎; الْكُبَرُ al-kubrayātu‎; al-kubaru
Accusative	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْأَكْبَرِينَ‎; الْأَكَابِرَ al-ʔakbarīna‎; al-ʔakābira	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَيَاتِ‎; الْكُبَرَ al-kubrayāti‎; al-kubara
Genitive	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْأَكْبَرِينَ‎; الْأَكَابِرِ al-ʔakbarīna‎; al-ʔakābiri	أَكْبَرَ ʔakbara	الْكُبْرَيَاتِ‎; الْكُبَرِ al-kubrayāti‎; al-kubari

Etymology 2

Verb

أَكْبُرُ • (ʔakburu) (form I)

1. inflection of كَبُرَ (kabura):
   1. first-person singular non-past active indicative
   2. first-person singular non-past active indicative

Verb

أَكْبُرَ • (ʔakbura) (form I)

1. inflection of كَبُرَ (kabura):
   1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive

Verb

أَكْبُرْ • (ʔakbur) (form I)

1. inflection of كَبُرَ (kabura):
   1. first-person singular non-past active jussive
   2. first-person singular non-past active jussive

Verb

أُكْبَرُ • (ʔukbaru) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَبَرَ (kabara)

Verb

أُكْبَرَ • (ʔukbara) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَبَرَ (kabara)

Verb

أُكْبَرْ • (ʔukbar) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَبَرَ (kabara)

Etymology 3

Verb

أُكَبِّرُ • (ʔukabbiru) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَبَّرَ (kabbara)

Verb

أُكَبِّرَ • (ʔukabbira) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَبَّرَ (kabbara)

Verb

أُكَبِّرْ • (ʔukabbir) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَبَّرَ (kabbara)

Verb

أُكَبَّرُ • (ʔukabbaru) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَبَّرَ (kabbara)

Verb

أُكَبَّرَ • (ʔukabbara) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَبَّرَ (kabbara)

Verb

أُكَبَّرْ • (ʔukabbar) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَبَّرَ (kabbara)