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كَبِيرَان old in Arabic

كَبِيرَان is how you say “old” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

قال رجل منهم اللهم كان لي أبوان شيخان كبيران، وكنت لا أغبق قبلهما أهلاً ولا مالاً

One of them said: 'O Allah, I had elderly parents, and I never provided drink to my family or wealth before them.'

كَبِيرَانِ old

This is a second dual adjective stacked onto the parents, again carrying the dual ending to agree with the pair. Two such adjectives in a row pile up the description (aged and elderly), each matching the noun's 'exactly two' shape.

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