كثر

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See also: كبر, گبر, ك ب ر, and ك ث ر

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
12 terms

Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, many).

Verb

كَثُرَ (kaṯura) I (non-past يَكْثُرُ (yakṯuru), verbal noun كَثْرَة (kaṯra))

  1. to be many, to be numerous, to abound
  2. to increase, to grow
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Verb

كَثَرَ (kaṯara) I (non-past يَكْثُرُ (yakṯuru), verbal noun كَثْر (kaṯr))

  1. (transitive, stative) to outnumber
Conjugation
References
  • Mace, John (2007) “كثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 1.3

Verb

كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara) II (non-past يُكَثِّرُ (yukaṯṯiru), verbal noun تَكْثِير (takṯīr))

  1. (transitive) to increase
Conjugation
Descendants
  • North Levantine Arabic: كتر
  • South Levantine Arabic: كتر
References
  • Mace, John (2007) “كثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 1.4

Noun

كَثْر (kaṯrm

  1. verbal noun of كَثَرَ (kaṯara) (form I)
Declension