الكثب

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root الكثب (al-kathb) primarily relates to the concepts of gathering, coming together, and proximity. It also extends to meanings of scarcity, small quantities, and specific geographical locations. Derived terms often describe physical formations like dunes or small amounts of liquid.

Derived headwords

كَثَبَverb

1.
to gatherboth
To come together, assemble, or collect in a group.
2.
to pourclassical
To pour or cast something, often in a concentrated manner.
3.
to enterclassical
To enter or penetrate something.

الكُثْبnoun

1.
gatheringboth
The act of gathering or assembling; a congregation.
2.
proximityclassical
Nearness or closeness.
3.
a valleyclassical
A specific valley named for the tribe Tayy.
4.
a placeclassical
A location in the vicinity of Tayy's dwellings.

كُثِبَverb

1.
to be nearclassical
To be close or proximate.

كُثِّبَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to charge atclassical
To charge at someone or something, to attack vigorously.

كَنَانَتَهُ نَكَبَهَاverb

1.
to empty quiverclassical
To empty one's quiver of arrows.

لَبَنَهَا قَلَّverb

1.
milk became scarceclassical
For the milk of an animal to become scarce or little.

الكُثِيبnoun

1.
dunemodern
A hill or mound of sand.
2.
a placeclassical
A location on the coast of Yemen, and two villages in Bahrain.

أَكْثِبَةnoun

1.
dunesmodern
Plural of كثيب (kathib), referring to hills or mounds of sand.

كُثْبnoun

1.
dunesmodern
Plural of كثيب (kathib), referring to hills or mounds of sand.

كُثْبَانnoun

1.
dunesmodern
Plural of كثيب (kathib), referring to hills or mounds of sand.

الكُثْبَةnoun

1.
small amountboth
A small quantity of water or milk, or a sip remaining in a vessel.
2.
groupboth
A collection or group of food, earth, or other material.
3.
low groundclassical
A low-lying area of land situated between mountains.

أَكْثَبَهُverb

1.
to give a sipclassical
To give someone a small quantity (kathbah) of liquid.
2.
to approachclassical
To draw near to someone or something.

أَكْثَبَ لَهُverb

1.
to approachclassical
To draw near to someone or something.

أَكْثَبَ مِنْهُverb

1.
to approachclassical
To draw near to someone or something.

كَثِيرadjective

1.
abundantmodern
Many, numerous, plentiful.
2.
a placeclassical
A location in Najd.

كُرْمَانname

1.
Kermanclassical
A place name, likely referring to the region of Kerman.

شِدَادnoun

1.
arrow without head or fletchingclassical
An arrow that lacks a tip (nasl) and feathers (rish).

الكَاثِبَةnoun

1.
saddleclassical
The saddle of a horse.

أَكْثَابnoun

1.
saddlesclassical
Plural of كاثبة (kathibah), referring to saddles.

الْكَاتِبname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a mountain.

الكُثْبَاءnoun

1.
dustclassical
Dust or earth.

التَّكْثِيبnoun

1.
scarcityclassical
The state of being few or scarce.

كَثْبَكَ الصَّيْدُ فَارْمُهُphrase

1.
the prey is within reachclassical
An expression meaning the prey has come within your range, so shoot it.

مَا رُمِيَ بِكَثَابٍphrase

1.
not with anything significantclassical
An expression meaning not with anything substantial, like an arrow or other object.

كَاتَبْتُهُمْverb

1.
to approach themclassical
To draw near to them or approach them.

Parallel reading

الكثب: الجمع، والاجتماع، والصب، والدخول

Al-kathb: gathering, assembling, pouring, and entering.

يكثب ويكثب

He gathers and he pours/enters.

وواد لطيئ

And a valley of Tayy.

وبالتحريك: القرب

And with vowel movement: proximity.

وع بديار طيئ

And a place in the dwellings of Tayy.

وكثب عليه: حمل وكر

And he charged at him: he attacked and rushed.

وكثب كنانته: نكبها

And he emptied his quiver: he emptied it.

وكثب لبنها: قل

And its milk became scarce: it lessened.

والكثيب: التل من الرمل

And the kathib: the dune of sand.

ج: أكثبة وكثب وكثبان

Plural: akthibah, kuthub, and kuthban.

وع بساحل بحر اليمن، وقريتان بالبحرين

And a place on the coast of the sea of Yemen, and two villages in Bahrain.

والكثبة، بالضم: القليل من الماء واللبن

And the kathbah, with dammah: the small amount of water and milk.

أو مثل الجرعة تبقى في الإناء، أو ملء القدح منهما

Or like a sip remaining in the vessel, or a full cup of them.

والطائفة من طعام وتراب وغيره

And a group of food, earth, and other things.

وكل مجتمع

And every gathering.

والمطمئنة من الأرض بين الجبال

And the low ground between the mountains.

وأكثبه: سقاه كثبة

And he gave him a kathbah: he gave him a sip.

ودنا منه، كأكثب له ومنه

And he drew near to him, like approaching him and from him.

وكغراب: الكثير

And like ghurab: abundant.

وع بنجد

And a place in Najd.

وشداد: السهم لا نصل له ولا ريش

And shidad: the arrow without a head and without feathers.

والكاثبة من الفرس: المنسج

And the kathibah of the horse: the saddle.

ج: أكثاب

Plural: akthab.

والكاثب: ع، أو جبل

And al-kathib: a place name, or a mountain.

والكثباء: التراب

And al-kuthbaa': dust.

والتكثيب: القلة

And al-takthib: scarcity.

"كثبك الصيد فارمه": أمكنك من كاثبته

"The prey has come within your range, so shoot it": it became possible for you to approach its proximity.

"مارمي بكثاب"، أي: شيء، سهم وغيره

"He was not shot with kathab", meaning: something, an arrow and other things.

وكاثبتهم: دنوت منهم

And you approached them: you drew near to them.