كدس

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك د س (k-d-s) meaning to sweep or rake together, to heap or pile, to amass.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

كَدَسَ (kadasa) I (non-past يَكْدِسُ (yakdisu), verbal noun كَدْس (kads))[2]

  1. (transitive) to accumulate, to collect together
  2. (transitive) to pile or heap
  3. (transitive) to amass, to horde
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ك د س (k d s)
7 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

كَدْس (kads)[2]

  1. verbal noun of كَدَسَ (kadasa).
Declension

Etymology 3

Root
ك د س (k d s)
7 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

كَدَّسَ (kaddasa) II (non-past يُكَدِّسُ (yukaddisu), verbal noun تَكْدِيس (takdīs))[2]

  1. (transitive) to accumulate
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ “كدس” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2597, meaning to sweep or rake together, to heap or pile, to collect or gather together, to accumulate, to be tightly packed.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wehr, Hans (1979) “كدس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.