كتر

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ت ر
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic كَثُرَ (kaṯura).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.tir/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

كتر • (kitir) I (present بكتر (biktar), subjunctive يكتر (yiktar))

  1. to be many, to be numerous
  2. (intransitive) to increase, to multiply
Conjugation
    Conjugation of كتر (kitir)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كترت (ktirt) كترت (ktirt) كتر (kitir) كترنا (ktirna) كترتو (ktirtu) كترو (kitru)
f كترتي (ktirti) كترت (kitrat)
present m بكتر (baktar) بتكتر (btiktar) بكتر (biktar) منكتر (mniktar) بتكترو (btiktaru) بكترو (biktaru)
f بتكتري (btiktari) بتكتر (btiktar)
subjunctive m أكتر (ʔaktar) تكتر (tiktar) يكتر (yiktar) نكتر (niktar) تكترو (tiktaru) يكترو (yiktaru)
f تكتري (tiktari) تكتر (tiktar)
imperative m اكتر (iktar) اكترو (iktaru)
f اكتري (iktari)
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Etymology 2

From Arabic كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara).

Pronunciation

Verb

كتّر • (kattar) II (present بكتّر (bikatter))

  1. to increase
    Synonym: زاد (zād)
    Antonym: قلّل (ʔallal)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of كتّر (kattar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كتّرت (kattart) كتّرت (kattart) كتّر (kattar) كتّرنا (kattarna) كتّرتو (kattartu) كتّرو (kattaru)
f كتّرتي (kattarti) كتّرت (kattarat)
present m بكتّر (bakatter) بتكتّر (bitkatter) بكتّر (bikatter) منكتّر (minkatter) بتكتّرو (bitkattru) بكتّرو (bikattru)
f بتكتّري (bitkattri) بتكتّر (bitkatter)
subjunctive m اكتّر (akatter) تكتّر (tkatter) يكتّر (ykatter) نكتّر (nkatter) تكتّرو (tkattru) يكتّرو (ykattru)
f تكتّري (tkattri) تكتّر (tkatter)
imperative m كتّر (katter) كتّرو (kattru)
f كتّري (kattri)
Derived terms
  1. كتّر خير ك (kattar ḵērak/ḵayrak, “much obliged” (meant seriously), “thanks a bunch” (meant sarcastically))
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