kbir كبير
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“kbir” (كبير) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning big, large.
Meanings
- big, large
- old, older, elder
- great, important
Usage
Kbir means "big" in the sense of size (dar kbira, "a big house") and in the sense of age. To compare ages, say kbir 3liyya or kber menni, "older than me". Lkbir means the eldest of a set of siblings, and nas kbar means elderly people. Figuratively, the word describes importance: charaf kbir ("a great honour"), mouchkil kbir ("a big problem"). The feminine is kbira, the plural kbar. Note: in darija, for a person's height, say twil rather than kbir.
Example
هاد سوق كبير
had souk kbir
“This market is big.”
Forms
| feminine | kbira |
|---|---|
| plural | kbar |
| feminine plural | kbirat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kbir” but also “kabir”, “kbiir”, “kbeer” and “kbar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kbir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “big, large”; “old, elder”: kbir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “big, large”; “old, elder”: kbir in Tunisian.