كَثْرَة
plentiness
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Highlights
Feminine
كُثْرَى
Masculine plural
أَكْثَرُون، أَكَاثِر
Feminine plural
كُثْرَيَات
Most common words from the same root
أَكْثَر in English
Adjective
- elative degree of كَثِير (kaṯīr)
- elative degree of كَثِير (kaṯīr):
- more; most
- most, the majority, more than half
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 يَشْكُرُونَHave 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.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:243
Word origin
Elative of كَثِير (kaṯīr, “much”).
Words from the root ك-ث-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
كَثُرَ
· present يَكْثُرُ
Form I · The plain action
to be many, to be numerous, to abound; to increase, to grow
كَاثَرَ
· present يُكَاثِرُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to outnumber
مُكَاثَرَة
مُكَاثِر
مُكَاثَر
تَكَاثَرَ
· present يَتَكَاثَرُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to band together, to gang up; to multiply, to increase, to become numerous (of objects or living beings); to gather (of clouds)
تَكَاثُر
reproduction
مُتَكَاثِر
مُتَكَاثَر
اِسْتَكْثَرَ
· present يَسْتَكْثِرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to find (a quantity) a lot or excessive; to find not worth the trouble; to begrudge
اِسْتِكْثَار
مُسْتَكْثِر
مُسْتَكْثَر
most
أَكْثَرَ
more
كَوْثَر
The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities includ…
كَثِيرًا
a lot
كَثِيرَاء
tragacanth
أَكْثَرِيَّة
majority
أَكْثَر: plural and other forms
| Singular | أَكْثَر |
|---|---|
| Feminine | كُثْرَى |
| Masculine plural | أَكْثَرُون، أَكَاثِر |
| Feminine plural | كُثْرَيَات |
أَكْثَر in a sentence
Dictionary examples
most
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 يَشْكُرُونَHave 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.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:243
From a fully vowelled text
فَآمَنَ بِهِ أَكْثَرُ جِدًّا بِسَبَبِ كَلاَمِهِ.And many more believed because of his own word;John 4:41, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مِمَّنْ نَعِمْتَ أَكْثَرَ؟ انْزِلْ وَاضْطَجعْ مَعَ الْغُلْفِ.Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.Ezekiel 32:19, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ فَطِنْتُ، لأَنِّي حَفِظْتُ وَصَايَاكَ.I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.Psalms 119:100, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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