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كثء

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the process of rising, thickening, or growing, often in the context of liquids, plants, or hair. It also encompasses related concepts like skimming, collecting foam, and the resulting substance.

Derived headwords

كثأverb
  1. 1.
    to rise and clarifyclassical

    Said of milk, it rises above the water, leaving the water clear beneath it.

  2. 2.
    to foamclassical

    Said of a pot, it produced foam.

  3. 3.
    to skimclassical

    Said of a pot, its foam was taken.

  4. 4.
    to sprout

    Said of a plant, it emerged.

  5. 5.
    to thicken and grow

    Said of a plant, it became dense, thick, and tall, and intertwined.

كثأverb
  1. 1.
    to rise and clarifyclassical

    Said of milk, it rises above the water, leaving the water clear beneath it.

  2. 2.
    to foamclassical

    Said of a pot, it produced foam.

  3. 3.
    to skimclassical

    Said of a pot, its foam was taken.

  4. 4.
    to sprout

    Said of a plant, it emerged.

  5. 5.
    to thicken and grow

    Said of a plant, it became dense, thick, and tall, and intertwined.

تكثئةnoun
  1. 1.
    process of rising and clarifyingclassical

    The process of milk rising above the water, leaving the water clear beneath it.

  2. 2.
    process of foamingclassical

    The process of a pot producing foam.

  3. 3.
    process of skimmingclassical

    The process of taking the foam from a pot.

  4. 4.
    process of sprouting

    The process of a plant emerging.

  5. 5.
    process of thickening and growing

    The process of a plant becoming dense, thick, and tall, and intertwined.

كثأةnoun
  1. 1.
    skimmed foam

    What rises to the top of milk, such as the cream or froth.

تكثيئاverb
  1. 1.
    to eat the skimmed foamclassical

    To eat what rises to the top of milk, such as the cream or froth.

كنثأتverb
  1. 1.
    to grow long and abundantclassical

    Said of a beard, it grew long and abundant.

كثأتverb
  1. 1.
    to grow long and abundantclassical

    Said of a beard, it grew long and abundant.

كنثأوnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A type of plant, possibly referring to the same as 'kanta'o'.

كنتأوnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A type of plant, possibly referring to the same as 'kantha'o'.

الكثاةnoun
  1. 1.
    rocket (plant)

    A plant, specifically rocket, or its young shoots.

Parallel reading

كثأ اللبن، كمنع: ارتفع فوق الماء، وصفا الماء من تحته
Milk rose, like 'mana'a', meaning it rose above the water, and the water beneath it became clear.
و القدر: أزبدت
And the pot foamed.
و القدر: أخذ زبدها
And the pot, its foam was taken.
و النبت: طلع، أو كثف وغلظ، وطال والتف، ككثأ تكثئة في الكل.
And the plant: it emerged, or it became dense, thick, and tall, and intertwined, like 'katha' with 'takthi'a' in all cases.
وكثأة اللبن، ويضم: ما علاه من الدسم، أو الطفاوة
And 'kath'at' of milk, and with damma, it is what rises to the top of it from the fat, or the froth.
وكثأ تكثيئا: أكل ذلك.
And he said 'katha' with 'takthi'an': he ate that.
وكنثأت اللحية: طالت، وكثرت، ككثأت، كثأت.
And 'kanth'at' the beard: it grew long, and abundant, like 'katha'at', 'katha'at'.
والكنثأو: الكنتأو.
And 'al-kanth'a'o': it is 'al-kanth'a'o'.
والكثاة، بلا همز الجرجير، أو بريه.
And 'al-kathah', without hamza, is rocket, or its young shoots.