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أَثِيثٌ ذ Much in quantity, abundant, or numerous: and great, or large: as also ↓ أَثٌّ; (M, K;) which is, in my opinion, [says ISd, originally أَثِثٌ,] of the measure فَعِلٌ: (M:) the fem. is أَثِيثَةٌ: and the pl. is اـِثَاثٌand أَثَائِثُ; (M, K; *) both being pls. of the masc. and of the fem.; (K;) or the latter is pl. of the fem. only; (M, * MF;) but the former is [pl. of the masc.,] like كِرَامٌas pl. of كَرِيمٌ, (TA,) and is pl. of the fem. also. (M.) You say, نَبَاتٌ أَثِيثٌ Herbage, or a herb, that is abundant, or plenteous, and tangled, or luxuriant: (T, S:) or abundant and tall. (M.) And شَعَرٌ أَثِيثٌ Hair that is abundant, and tangled, or luxuriant: (S:) or abundant (T, M) and long. (M.) And لِحْيَةٌ أَثِيثَةٌ, and ↓ أَثَّةٌ, A thick beard. (M, TA.) And اِمْرَأَةٌ أَثِيثَةٌ A fleshy woman: (M, TA:) pl. أَثَائِثُ, (M,) signifying fleshy women; (S, M, K;) as also اـِثَاثٌ: (M:) or the former of these pls. signifies tall, full-grown, women. (K.)