كبير (kabiir) — "large" in Modern Standard Arabic
كبير
kabiir
large
- Topic
- media 3
- Seen in
- 3 of our stories
"large" in the other dialects
كبير in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
ذهبت الى السوق الكبير لاشتري ملابس جديدة للصيف
dhahabtu ila al suq al kabir li ashtari malabis jadida lil sayf
I went to the large market to buy new clothes for the summer.
ذهب الأصدقاء إلى متجر كبير لشراء ملابس جديدة
dhahaba al asdiqa ila matjar kabir lishira malabis jadida
The friends went to a large store to buy new clothes.
from New Clothes
ارشدني شاب ودود الى عبور مفترق الطرق عند اشارة المرور ومن ثم الانعطاف يمينا عند الدوار الكبير حيث يقع مبنى المكتبة
Arshadani shabbun wadudun ila 'uburi muftaraqi al-turuqi 'inda isharati al-mururi wa min thamma al-in'itafi yaminan 'inda al-duwwari al-kabiri haythu yaqa'u mabna al-maktabati.
A friendly young man guided me to cross the intersection at the traffic light and then turn right at the large roundabout where the library building is located.