LessonsIsm al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and UseQuiz

With the root k-b-r, the complete textbook eight-slot paradigm is:

Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُone greater/bigger male.
أَكْبَرَانِtwo greater males.
أَكْبَرُونَmasculine sound plural.
أَكَابِرُeminent/great persons; masculine broken plural.
كُبْرَىone greater feminine entity.
كُبْرَيَانِfeminine dual.
كُبْرَيَاتٌfeminine sound plural.
كُبَرٌa second feminine plural pattern.

These are paradigm forms; real-world idiomatic frequency varies across entries.

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Complete eight-form paradigm: akbar

Ism al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and Use

With the root k-b-r, the complete textbook eight-slot paradigm is:

Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُone greater/bigger male.
أَكْبَرَانِtwo greater males.
أَكْبَرُونَmasculine sound plural.
أَكَابِرُeminent/great persons; masculine broken plural.
كُبْرَىone greater feminine entity.
كُبْرَيَانِfeminine dual.
كُبْرَيَاتٌfeminine sound plural.
كُبَرٌa second feminine plural pattern.

These are paradigm forms; real-world idiomatic frequency varies across entries.