أكثر

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
12 terms

Elative of كَثِير (kaṯīr, much).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar) (feminine كُثْرَى (kuṯrā), masculine plural أَكْثَرُونَ (ʔakṯarūna) or أَكَاثِر (ʔakāṯir), feminine plural كُثْرَيَات (kuṯrayāt))

  1. elative degree of كَثِير (kaṯīr):
    1. more; most
  2. most, the majority, more than half
    Synonyms: أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab), مُعْظَم (muʕẓam)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:243:
      أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
      ʔalam tara ʔilā llaḏīna ḵarajū min diyārihim wahum ʔulūfun ḥaḏara l-mawti faqāla lahumu l-lahu mūtū ṯumma ʔaḥyāhum ʔinna l-laha laḏū faḍlin ʕalā n-nāsi walākinna ʔakṯara n-nāsi lā yaškurūna
      Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
Declension

Adverb

أَكْثَرَ (ʔakṯara) (adverbial accusative)

  1. more
  2. more often; more frequently

Descendants

Etymology 2

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
12 terms

Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, many).

Verb

أَكْثَرَ (ʔakṯara) IV (non-past يُكْثِرُ (yukṯiru), verbal noun إِكْثَار (ʔikṯār))

  1. (transitive) to increase
Conjugation

References

  • Mace, John (2007) “أكثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 3

Verb

أكثر (form I)

  1. أَكْثُرُ (ʔakṯuru) /ʔak.θu.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثُرَ (kaṯura) and كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
  2. أَكْثُرَ (ʔakṯura) /ʔak.θu.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثُرَ (kaṯura) and كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
  3. أَكْثُرْ (ʔakṯur) /ʔak.θur/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَثُرَ (kaṯura) and كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
  4. أُكْثَرُ (ʔukṯaru) /ʔuk.θa.ru/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
  5. أُكْثَرَ (ʔukṯara) /ʔuk.θa.ra/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
  6. أُكْثَرْ (ʔukṯar) /ʔuk.θar/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)

Etymology 4

Verb

أكثر (form II)

  1. أُكَثِّرُ (ʔukaṯṯiru) /ʔu.kaθ.θi.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
  2. أُكَثَّرُ (ʔukaṯṯaru) /ʔu.kaθ.θa.ru/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
  3. أُكَثِّرَ (ʔukaṯṯira) /ʔu.kaθ.θi.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
  4. أُكَثَّرَ (ʔukaṯṯara) /ʔu.kaθ.θa.ra/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
  5. أُكَثِّرْ (ʔukaṯṯir) /ʔu.kaθ.θir/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
  6. أُكَثَّرْ (ʔukaṯṯar) /ʔu.kaθ.θar/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ث ر
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔak.tar/, /ʔak.θar/

Adjective

أَكْثَر (ʔaktar)

  1. elative degree of كثير (katīr):
    1. more; most

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

أكثر (ʔakattir)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive of كَثَّر (kattar)

Verb

أكثر (ʔakattir)

  1. first-person singular non-past active of كَثَّر (kattar)