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كِبَر

the old age

বার্ধক্য

Root letters: ك ب رAppears 6 times in the Qur'an#1,217 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ك ب ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلْكِبَرُ6 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْكِبَرُ[the] old agel-kibaru · 3 times
  • ٱلْكِبَرِthe old agel-kibari · 2 times
  • ٱلْكِبَرَthe old agel-kibara · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ك ب ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"

Surah 15:54 — Read full ayah

Praise to Allāh, who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.

Surah 14:39 — Read full ayah

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"

Surah 19:8 — Read full ayah