How to say "hero, mighty one, tyrant" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaninghero, mighty one, tyrant
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
جَبَّار
jabbārג'באר
جبار
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
גיבור
giborگِيبُور
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ج-ب-رHebrew root
ג-ב-רA textbook Semitic match, root ג-ב-ר/ج-ب-ر, but the two cousins grew apart: Hebrew גיבור is purely positive, "hero, mighty warrior." Arabic جبار skews darker — "tyrant, oppressor, giant" — and al-Jabbār, one of the 99 names of God, means "The Compeller." Same might, different verdict on how to use it.
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In a phrase
رَجُل جَبَّار
rajul jabbārרג'ל ג'בארa mighty (or tyrannical) man
Plural
جَبَابِرَة
jabābiraג'באברהbroken plural CaCāCiCa — a pattern usually reserved for larger-than-life beings
Feminine
جَبَّارَة
jabbāraג'בארה