How to say "pride, arrogance" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningpride, arrogance
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
كِبْرِيَاء
kibriyāʾכבריאא
كبرياء
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
יוהרה
yoharaيُوهَارَا
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ك-ب-رHebrew root
כ-ב-רRoot כ-ב-ר/ك-ب-ر means "to be big, mighty" in both languages. Hebrew כביר survives mostly in high style — כביר כוח, "mighty in strength" — while Arabic's كبرياء kibriyāʾ took the size metaphor toward its darker side: thinking too much of your own size.
Related Hebrew word:כבירkabirكَابِير
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In a phrase
كِبْرِيَاء زَائِد
kibriyāʾ zāʾidכבריאא זאאדexcessive pride, arrogance