Arabic vocabulary
تَكَبَّرَacted arrogantly
How to say “acted arrogantly” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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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