Where does “كبر” come from?

كبر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گبر, from Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀, from Proto-Semitic gabr- — man; strong man, hero.

كبر (Ottoman Turkish): Zoroastrian, Guebre, a follower of Zoroastrianism, an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta

Definitions

  1. Zoroastrian, Guebre, a follower of Zoroastrianism, an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta

Ancestry of “كبر”, step by step

كبر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگبرhauberk; Zoroastrian; kafir, infidel
2Aramaic𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀man, husband
3Proto-Semiticgabr-man; strong man, hero

via Arabic كبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكبرto be or become big; to grow, to grow up; to...
2Classical Syriacܩܦܪcaper-bush

Words derived from “كبر”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gabr- →Every word from Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 →Every word from Persian گبر →