كثر

10 استكثر مِنَ الشَّىْءِ ذ He desired, or wished for, much of the thing. (K.) You say استكثر مِنَ المَالِ [ He desired, or wished for, much of the property ]. (A.) ― -b2- استكثرهُ المَاآءِ, and المَاآءَ ↓ كاثرهُ, He desired of him for himself much of the water that he might drink of it: (K:) and so if the water were little. (TA.) ― -b3- استكثر مِنَ الشّىُءِ also signifies i. q. أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ, q. v. (S, Msb.) ― -b4- Also استكثرهُ He reckoned it much, abundant, or many. (Msb.) You say هُوَ يَسْتَكْثِرُ الفَلِيلَ [ He reckons little, or few, much, abundant, or many ]. (A.)