Arabic vocabulary
كبر is how you say “declare greatness” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
قالوا بلى يا رسول الله، قال تسبحون، وتحمدون، وتكبرون، خلف كل صلاة ثلاثًا وثلاثين
They said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'You should glorify Allah, praise Him, and declare His greatness after every prayer thirty-three times.'
وَتُكَبِّرُونَ — declare His greatness. This is 'and' plus a Form II verb 'magnify [God] / say Allahu akbar', sound masculine plural — 'and you declare His greatness'. The third of the three devotions. The doubled middle marks the dedicated verb.
From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →OpenArabic teaches words like كبر through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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