كثر

4 اكثرهُ ذ He made it much, abundant, many, or numerous, he multiplied it; as also ↓ كثّرهُ, (Msb, K, TA,) inf. n. تَكْثِيرٌ. (K.) ― -b2- أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ and مِنْهُ ↓ استكثرتُ signify the same; (S, Msb;) i. e., أَكْثَرْتُ فِعْلَهُ [ I did the thing much; lit., I made the doing of it much ]: or أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الأَكْلِ وَنَحْوِهِ [ I ate, and the like, much ] presents an instance of pleonasm, [being for أَكْثَرْتُ الأَكْلَ وَنَحْوَهُ,] accord. to the opinion of the Koofees: or it is an instance of explication [of the vague signification of the verb], accord. to the opinion of the Basrees; the objective complement being suppressed, and the complete phrase being أَكْثَرْتُ الفِعْلَ مِنَ الأَكْلِ: and so in the like cases. (Msb.) [You say also أَكْثَرَ فِى الكَلَامِ He spoke, or talked, much; was profuse, or immoderate, in speech, or talk. And in like manner, فِى الأَمْرِ ↓ كَثُرَ He did, acted, or occupied himself, much in the affair. ] ― -b3- اكثر [as an intrans. v.] signifies أَتَى بِكَثِيرٍ [ He brought, or he did, or he said, much ]. (K.) ― -b4- Also, [ He became rich; he abounded in property; ] his property became much, or abundant. (S, Msb, K.) -A2- اكثر It (a palm-tree) produced, or put forth, its طَلْع [or spadix ], (S, K,) i. e., its كَثَر, whence the verb. (TA.) -A3- [مَا أَكْثَرَ مَالَهُ How abundant is his wealth! or how numerous are his cattle! ]