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Also written كثر: كَثَرَ (to outnumber)
Highlights
Present tense
يَكْثُرُ
Verbal noun
كَثْرَة
Active participle
كَثْر
Passive participle
مَكْثُور
Most common words from the same root
كَثُرَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to be many, to be numerous, to abound
- to increase, to grow
Word origin
Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, “many”).
Words from the root ك-ث-ر
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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
كَثُرَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | كَثُرْتُ | أَكْثُرُ | أَكْثُرَ | أَكْثُرْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | كَثُرْتَ | تَكْثُرُ | تَكْثُرَ | تَكْثُرْ | اُكْثُرْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | كَثُرْتِ | تَكْثُرِينَ | تَكْثُرِي | تَكْثُرِي | اُكْثُرِي |
| هُوَ he | كَثُرَ | يَكْثُرُ | يَكْثُرَ | يَكْثُرْ | — |
| هِيَ she | كَثُرَتْ | تَكْثُرُ | تَكْثُرَ | تَكْثُرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | كَثُرْتُمَا | تَكْثُرَانِ | تَكْثُرَا | تَكْثُرَا | اُكْثُرَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | كَثُرَا | يَكْثُرَانِ | يَكْثُرَا | يَكْثُرَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | كَثُرَتَا | تَكْثُرَانِ | تَكْثُرَا | تَكْثُرَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | كَثُرْنَا | نَكْثُرُ | نَكْثُرَ | نَكْثُرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | كَثُرْتُمْ | تَكْثُرُونَ | تَكْثُرُوا | تَكْثُرُوا | اُكْثُرُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | كَثُرْتُنَّ | تَكْثُرْنَ | تَكْثُرْنَ | تَكْثُرْنَ | اُكْثُرْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | كَثُرُوا | يَكْثُرُونَ | يَكْثُرُوا | يَكْثُرُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | كَثُرْنَ | يَكْثُرْنَ | يَكْثُرْنَ | يَكْثُرْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | كَثْرَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | كَثْر، كَثِير، كُثَار |
| Passive participle | مَكْثُور |
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