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الكثرة

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of abundance, multitude, and being plentiful. It encompasses terms for a large quantity, the majority of something, and the state of having much. It also extends to related ideas like wealth, large gatherings, and even specific religious or geographical references.

Derived headwords

الكَثْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundanceboth

    The opposite of scarcity or fewness; a large quantity or multitude.

الكَثْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Majorityboth

    The greater part or most of something.

كَثُرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundantboth

    To be plentiful, numerous, or in large quantity.

كَثِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundantboth

    Being in large quantity or number; plentiful.

كَثَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To increaseboth

    To make something abundant or numerous.

أَكْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To bring muchboth

    To bring or produce a large quantity of something.

  2. 2.
    To bear fruit (date palms)classical

    Specifically referring to date palms producing abundant fruit.

  3. 3.
    To have much wealthboth

    To possess a large amount of money or possessions.

مُكْثِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Wealthyboth

    Possessing abundant wealth or money.

مِكْثَارadjective
  1. 1.
    Talkativeboth

    One who speaks a lot; very talkative.

مِكْثِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Talkativeboth

    One who speaks a lot; very talkative.

الكِثَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Multitudesboth

    Large groups or gatherings of people or things.

كَاثَرَهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    To overcome themclassical

    To compete with someone and overcome them, to outnumber or overpower them.

اِسْتَكْثَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To want much of itclassical

    To desire a large quantity of something, especially water for drinking.

اِسْتَكْثَرَ مِنَ الشَّيْءِverb
  1. 1.
    To desire much ofboth

    To wish for or seek a large quantity of something.

الكَوْثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundanceboth

    A great abundance or plenty of everything.

  2. 2.
    Abundant dustclassical

    A large, dense mass of dust.

  3. 3.
    Islamclassical

    A name or epithet for the religion of Islam.

  4. 4.
    Prophethoodclassical

    A name or epithet for the status of prophethood.

  5. 5.
    A place in Ta'ifclassical

    A location in Ta'if where Al-Hajjaj was once a teacher.

  6. 6.
    Generous manclassical

    A good and giving man.

  7. 7.
    River in Paradiseclassical

    A river in Paradise from which all other rivers flow.

الكُثْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm pithboth

    The pith or early fruit of the date palm.

كُثَيْرname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A given name.

مُكْثِرname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A given name.

الكُثْرَىname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A given female name.

كُثْرَىname
  1. 1.
    Idolclassical

    An idol belonging to the tribes of Judais and Tasm.

الكُثَيْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Tree sapclassical

    A moisture or sap that emerges from the base of a tree, found in the mountains of Beirut and Lebanon.

الكُثْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Excessive drinking (of wine)classical

    The act of drinking a large quantity of wine.

Parallel reading

الكثرة، ويكسر: نقيض القلة
Abundance, and with kasra: the opposite of scarcity.
كالكثر، بالضم، وهو معظم الشيء وأكثره
Like al-kathr, with damma, which is the majority and most of a thing.
كثر، ككرم، فهو كثير
To be abundant, like karuma, so he is abundant.
وكثره تكثيرا، وأكثره
And he made it abundant (Form II), and he brought much (Form IV).
ورجل مكثر: ذو مال
And a wealthy man: one possessing wealth.
ومكثار ومكثير، بكسرهما: كثير الكلام
And mikthar and mikthir, with kasra in both: talkative.
وأكثر: أتى بكثير
And akthara: to bring much.
والنخل: أطلع
And the date palms: to bear fruit.
وكثر ماله
And his wealth became abundant.
والكثار، كغراب وكتاب: الجماعات
And al-kithar, like ghurab and kitab: multitudes.
وكاثروهم فكثروهم: غالبوهم فغلبوهم
And they competed with them and overcame them: they vied with them and defeated them.
وكاثره الماء، واستكثره إياه: أراد لنفسه منه كثيرا ليشرب منه
And he desired much water, and asked for a lot of it: he wanted much of it for himself to drink.
واستكثر من الشيء: رغب في الكثير منه
And he sought much of the thing: he desired much of it.
والكوثر: الكثير من كل شيء
And al-kawthar: the abundance of everything.
والكثير الملتف من الغبار
And the dense mass of dust.
والإسلام، والنبوة
And Islam, and Prophethood.
والرجل الخير المعطاء، كالكيثر، كصيقل، والسيد، والنهر، ونهر في الجنة تتفجر منه جميع أنهارها
And the good, giving man, like al-kaythar, like sayqal, and the master, and the river, and a river in Paradise from which all its rivers flow.
والكثر، ويحرك: جمار النخل أو طلعها
And al-kuthur, and with haraka: the pith of the date palm or its fruit.
وكأمير: اسم
And like amir: a name.
وبالتصغير: صاحب عزة
And with the diminutive: a possessor of honor.
وسموا: كثيرة ومكثرا، كمحدث
And they were named: Kathirah and Mukthar, like Muhaddath.
وكثرى، كسكرى: صنم لجديس وطسم
And Kuthra, like Sukra: an idol of Judais and Tasm.
والكثيراء: رطوبة تخرج من أصل شجرة، تكون بجبال بيروت ولبنان
And al-kuthayra: moisture that comes out from the base of a tree, found in the mountains of Beirut and Lebanon.
والكثرى، كبشرى، من النبيذ: الاستكثار منه
And al-kuthra, like bushra, concerning wine: the excessive drinking of it.