kbir كبير
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“kbir” (كبير) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning big, large.
Meanings
- big, large
- old, elder
- great, important
Usage
Kbir means "big" in both the physical and the figurative sense. It is also used for age: rajel kbir (an old man), khouya lekbir (my older brother), kbir fel 3omr (advanced in age). It also describes importance: mochkla kbira (a big problem). The feminine is kbira and the plural is kbar. Eid al-Kebir is called el 3id lekbir. Kbart means "I grew up". To say "very big", add barcha or lengthen the vowel in writing: kbiiir.
Example
ب رجوليّة درس كبير قدمته تونس ال عالم
B rjolya drs kbir kdmto Tunis l 3alm
“With courage, a great lesson that Tunisia gave to the world.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kbir” but also “kbira”, “kbiir”, “kabir” and “kbirr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kbir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “big, large”; “old, older, elder”: kbir in Moroccan.
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.