کبیر

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).

Adjective

کبیر • (kabir)

1. (obsolete) big, great
2. great (title referring to an important leader)

   اسکندر کبیر

   eskandar-e kabir

   Alexander the Great

   پطر کبیر

   petr-e kabir

   Peter the Great

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کبیر (kabīr), from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.biːɾ/

Adjective

کَبِیْر • (kabīr) (Hindi spelling कबीर)

1. great, large
2. senior

Proper noun

کَبِیْر • (kabīr) m (Hindi spelling कबीर)

1. (Islam) One of the 99 names of Allah
2. Kabir, an Indian poet and religious leader

References

• “کبیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “کبیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.