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title: "أَكْبَر (akbar) meaning in Arabic: bigger, older; biggest"
description: "أَكْبَر (akbar) means “bigger, older; biggest”. Root ك·ب·ر, pattern أَفْعَل, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# أَكْبَر

*akbar* · **bigger, older; biggest**

أَكْبَر (akbar) is an Arabic adjective meaning “bigger, older; biggest”. It is built on the root ك·ب·ر in the pattern أَفْعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ك·ب·ر
- Pattern: أَفْعَل
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ك·ب·ر

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ك·ب·ر with أَكْبَر; each opens its own entry.

- [كَبِير](https://fasaha.app/w/kabir) — kabīr, big; old (A0)

## How to read أَكْبَر, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## Questions about أَكْبَر

### What is the root of أَكْبَر?

The root of أَكْبَر is ك·ب·ر. Words built on the same root include كَبِير (big; old).

### What pattern does أَكْبَر follow?

أَكْبَر follows the pattern أَفْعَل, with the root letters ك·ب·ر poured into it.

### What level is أَكْبَر?

Fasaha first uses أَكْبَر at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)