أكثر

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Root
ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r)

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 of, more than half of (with following genitive)
    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
      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)

Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, many).

Verb

أَكْثَرَ (ʔakṯara) IV, non-past يُكْثِرُ‎ (yukṯiru)

  1. (transitive) to increase
Conjugation

References

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

Etymology 3

Verb

أَكْثُرُ (ʔakṯuru) (form I)

  1. inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
    1. first-person singular non-past active indicative
    2. first-person singular non-past active indicative

Verb

أَكْثُرَ (ʔakṯura) (form I)

  1. inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
    1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive
    2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive

Verb

أَكْثُرْ (ʔakṯur) (form I)

  1. inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
    1. first-person singular non-past active jussive
    2. first-person singular non-past active jussive

Verb

أُكْثَرُ (ʔukṯaru) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)

Verb

أُكْثَرَ (ʔukṯara) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)

Verb

أُكْثَرْ (ʔukṯar) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)

Etymology 4

Verb

أُكَثِّرُ (ʔukaṯṯiru) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)

Verb

أُكَثِّرَ (ʔukaṯṯira) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)

Verb

أُكَثِّرْ (ʔukaṯṯir) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)

Verb

أُكَثَّرُ (ʔukaṯṯaru) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)

Verb

أُكَثَّرَ (ʔukaṯṯara) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)

Verb

أُكَثَّرْ (ʔukaṯṯar) (form II)

  1. 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)