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اسْتَكْبَرَ

is'takbara

he was arrogant

সে অহংকার করলো

Root letters: ك ب رAppears 40 times in the Qur'an#285 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form X
Learn it in lesson 29

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form XRoot letters: ك ب ر

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)ٱسْتَكْبَرَ29 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ11 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟(who) were arrogantis'takbarū · 7 times
  • يَسْتَكْبِرُونَarrogantyastakbirūna · 6 times
  • فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟but they showed arrogancefa-is'takbarū · 5 times
  • وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟and were arrogantwa-is'takbarū · 4 times
  • ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟were arrogantis'takbarū · 4 times
  • وَٱسْتَكْبَرَand was arrogantwa-is'takbara · 3 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

Then he turned back and was arrogant

Surah 74:23 — Read full ayah

Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

Surah 38:74 — Read full ayah

To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were arrogant and were a haughty people.

Surah 23:46 — Read full ayah