كبار

See also: كثار

Arabic

Etymology 1

Adjective

كِبَار • (kibār) pl

  1. inflection of كَبِير (kabīr):
    1. masculine plural
    2. feminine plural

Etymology 2

Noun

كِبَار • (kibār) m

  1. verbal noun of كَبُرَ (kabura) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun كِبَار (kibār)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal كِبَار
kibār 		الْكِبَار
al-kibār 		كِبَار
kibār
nominative كِبَارٌ
kibārun 		الْكِبَارُ
al-kibāru 		كِبَارُ
kibāru
accusative كِبَارًا
kibāran 		الْكِبَارَ
al-kibāra 		كِبَارَ
kibāra
genitive كِبَارٍ
kibārin 		الْكِبَارِ
al-kibāri 		كِبَارِ
kibāri

Etymology 3

Noun

كَبَّار • (kabbār) m

  1. alternative form of كَبَر (kabar, “caper”)
Declension
Declension of noun كَبَّار (kabbār)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal كَبَّار
kabbār 		الْكَبَّار
al-kabbār 		كَبَّار
kabbār
nominative كَبَّارٌ
kabbārun 		الْكَبَّارُ
al-kabbāru 		كَبَّارُ
kabbāru
accusative كَبَّارًا
kabbāran 		الْكَبَّارَ
al-kabbāra 		كَبَّارَ
kabbāra
genitive كَبَّارٍ
kabbārin 		الْكَبَّارِ
al-kabbāri 		كَبَّارِ
kabbāri

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كِبَار (kibār), plural of كَبِير (kabīr, “big, large; great”). The adjective derives from the noun and arose during the Ottoman period.

Noun

كبار • (kibar) (definite accusative كباری (kibarı))

  1. plural of كبیر (kebir, “great, large; grand”):
    1. grandees, magnates, noble, important, distinguished, or rich people, pertaining to a high rank in society
      Antonym: صغار (sıgar)

Adjective

كبار • (kibar) (comparative دخی كبار (dahı kibar), superlative اك كبار (eñ kibar))

  1. noble, highborn, belonging to high society, of or relating to the nobility, in contrast to the masses
    Synonyms: اصیل (asil), شریف (şerif)
  2. polite, well-mannered, courteous, having good manners, conforming to standards of good behaviour
    Synonyms: تربیه‌لو (terbiyeli), مؤدب (müʼeddeb), نازك (nâzik)

Descendants

  • رجال كبار (rical-ı kibar, “great civil functionaries”)
  • كبارانه (kibarâne, “politely, gently”)
  • كبارجه (kibarca, “politely, gently”)
  • كبارلاشمق (kibarlaşmak, “to gentle, become polite”)
  • كبارلق (kibarlık, “politeness”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kibar
  • → Armenian: քիպար (kʻipar), քյիբար (kʻyibar)

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