كثير

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See also: كبير and كتير

Arabic

Root
ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.θiːr/
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Adjective

كَثِير • (kaṯīr) (feminine كَثِيرَة (kaṯīra) or كَثِير (kaṯīr), common plural كَثِير (kaṯīr), masculine plural كَثِيرُون (kaṯīrūn), feminine plural كَثِيرَات (kaṯīrāt), elative أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar))

  1. many, much, numerous
    Antonym: قَلِيل (qalīl)
    كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ يُحِبُّونَ تَعَلُّمَ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ.
    kaṯīrun min an-nāsi yuḥibbūna taʕalluma l-luḡati l-ʕarabiyyati.
    Many people love to learn Arabic.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:1:
      … وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً …
      … waḵalaqa minhā zawjahā wabaṯṯa minhumā rijālan kaṯīran wanisāʔan …
      … and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women …

Declension

Declension of adjective كَثِير (kaṯīr)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كَثِير
kaṯīr 		الْكَثِير
al-kaṯīr 		كَثِيرَة
kaṯīra 		الْكَثِيرَة
al-kaṯīra
Nominative كَثِيرٌ
kaṯīrun 		الْكَثِيرُ
al-kaṯīru 		كَثِيرَةٌ
kaṯīratun 		الْكَثِيرَةُ
al-kaṯīratu
Accusative كَثِيرًا
kaṯīran 		الْكَثِيرَ
al-kaṯīra 		كَثِيرَةً
kaṯīratan 		الْكَثِيرَةَ
al-kaṯīrata
Genitive كَثِيرٍ
kaṯīrin 		الْكَثِيرِ
al-kaṯīri 		كَثِيرَةٍ
kaṯīratin 		الْكَثِيرَةِ
al-kaṯīrati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كَثِيرَيْن
kaṯīrayn 		الْكَثِيرَيْن
al-kaṯīrayn 		كَثِيرَتَيْن
kaṯīratayn 		الْكَثِيرَتَيْن
al-kaṯīratayn
Nominative كَثِيرَانِ
kaṯīrāni 		الْكَثِيرَانِ
al-kaṯīrāni 		كَثِيرَتَانِ
kaṯīratāni 		الْكَثِيرَتَانِ
al-kaṯīratāni
Accusative كَثِيرَيْنِ
kaṯīrayni 		الْكَثِيرَيْنِ
al-kaṯīrayni 		كَثِيرَتَيْنِ
kaṯīratayni 		الْكَثِيرَتَيْنِ
al-kaṯīratayni
Genitive كَثِيرَيْنِ
kaṯīrayni 		الْكَثِيرَيْنِ
al-kaṯīrayni 		كَثِيرَتَيْنِ
kaṯīratayni 		الْكَثِيرَتَيْنِ
al-kaṯīratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كَثِيرِين‎; كِثَار
kaṯīrīn‎; kiṯār 		الْكَثِيرِين‎; الْكِثَار
al-kaṯīrīn‎; al-kiṯār 		كَثِيرَات
kaṯīrāt 		الْكَثِيرَات
al-kaṯīrāt
Nominative كَثِيرُونَ‎; كِثَارٌ
kaṯīrūna‎; kiṯārun 		الْكَثِيرُونَ‎; الْكِثَارُ
al-kaṯīrūna‎; al-kiṯāru 		كَثِيرَاتٌ
kaṯīrātun 		الْكَثِيرَاتُ
al-kaṯīrātu
Accusative كَثِيرِينَ‎; كِثَارًا
kaṯīrīna‎; kiṯāran 		الْكَثِيرِينَ‎; الْكِثَارَ
al-kaṯīrīna‎; al-kiṯāra 		كَثِيرَاتٍ
kaṯīrātin 		الْكَثِيرَاتِ
al-kaṯīrāti
Genitive كَثِيرِينَ‎; كِثَارٍ
kaṯīrīna‎; kiṯārin 		الْكَثِيرِينَ‎; الْكِثَارِ
al-kaṯīrīna‎; al-kiṯāri 		كَثِيرَاتٍ
kaṯīrātin 		الْكَثِيرَاتِ
al-kaṯīrāti

Noun

كَثِير • (kaṯīr) m

  1. many, much
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:32:
      … ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ …
      … ṯumma ʔinna kaṯīran minhum baʕda ḏālika fī l-ʔarḍi lamusrifūna …
      … yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land …
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 41:22:
      … وَلَٰكِنْ ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ …
      … walākin ẓanantum ʔanna l-laha lā yaʕlamu kaṯīran mimmā taʕmalūna …
      … however, you assumed that Allah did not know much of what you used to do …

See also

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كثر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ث ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَثِير (kaṯīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.tiːr/, /ka.θiːr/

Adjective

كثير • (katīr) (feminine كثيرة (katīra), common plural كُثار (kutār) or كثيرين (katīrīn), elative أكثر (ʔaktar))

  1. many, much
    Antonym: قليل (galīl)
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