Arabic vocabulary
تَكَبَّرَacted arrogantly in Arabic
تَكَبَّرَ is how you say “acted arrogantly” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وقسر بقهره من تكبر وتعاتى،
And He subdued by His might those who acted arrogantly and insolently,
تَكَبَّرَ — he acted arrogantly. A past-tense verb on a reflexive pattern meaning 'acted haughtily / puffed himself up', with its 'he' subject built in and pointing back to the 'whoever'. The reflexive shape conveys self-magnifying, and the verb describes the kind of person God brought low.
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