كَثْرَة
plentiness
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Highlights
Feminine
كَثِيرَة، كثير
Masculine plural
كَثِيرُون
Feminine plural
كَثِيرَات
Plural
كِثار
Most common words from the same root
كَثِير in English
Adjective
- many, much, numerous
كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ يُحِبُّونَ تَعَلُّمَ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ.Many people love to learn Arabic.… وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً …… and [God] created from it [i.e. the soul] its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women …609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:1
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
كَثِير: plural and other forms
| Singular | كَثِير |
|---|---|
| Feminine | كَثِيرَة، كثير |
| Masculine plural | كَثِيرُون |
| Feminine plural | كَثِيرَات |
| Plural | كِثار |
| Elative (more / most) | أَكْثَر |
كَثِير in a sentence
Dictionary examples
many
كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ يُحِبُّونَ تَعَلُّمَ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ.Many people love to learn Arabic.
many
… وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً …… and [God] created from it [i.e. the soul] its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women …609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:1
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