lkbir لكبير
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“lkbir” (لكبير) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning the big one.
Meanings
- the big one
- the eldest, the oldest
Usage
The form lkbir is the adjective kbir, "big, large, old", preceded by the definite article. It is used after a definite noun (lboutoun lkbir, "the big button") or on its own, like a noun: lkbir, "the big one, the eldest". In a family, khoya lkbir means "my older brother". Lkbir also marks respect toward an elderly or important person. The expression klamk howa lkbir means "you're right, as you say". The feminine is lkbira. The plural is lkbar.
Example
موهيم, فعلا, هاد لبوطون لحمر لكبير كايبان زوين
mohim, fi3lan, had lboutoun l7mr lkbir kayban zwin
“Well, indeed, this big red button looks good.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lkbir” but also “lekbir” and “lakbir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lkbir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “the big one, the biggest”; “the eldest, the oldest”: lekbir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “the big one, the biggest”; “the eldest”: lekbir in Tunisian.