الكثف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of density, thickness, and abundance. It extends to describe groups of people or things, and also has applications in describing military formations, clouds, and water. Some derived terms also refer to specific historical individuals.

Derived headwords

كَثُفَverb

1.
to be denseboth
To be thick, dense, or abundant in quantity or consistency.

كَثَافَةnoun

1.
densityboth
The state or quality of being dense, thick, or abundant.
2.
abundanceboth
A large quantity or number of something.
3.
thicknessboth
The quality of being thick or dense.

كَثِيفadjective

1.
denseboth
Thick, closely packed, or abundant.
2.
thickboth
Having a great depth or consistency.
3.
abundantboth
Present in large quantities.

كَثِيف السلميname

1.
Kathif al-Sulamiclassical
A proper name, referring to a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

كَزْبِيرname

1.
Kuzbayrclassical
A proper name, referring to Mu'awilah ibn Kuzbayr ibn Haml, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

رفاعة بن كثيفname

1.
Rifa'ah ibn Kathifclassical
A proper name, referring to a person from the Tajib tribe.

أَكْثَفَverb

1.
to be nearclassical
To be close in proximity or time.
2.
to be possibleclassical
To be feasible or achievable.

كَثَّفَverb

1.
to make denseboth
To cause something to become dense, thick, or abundant.
2.
to intensifyboth
To make something stronger or more concentrated.

تَكَاثَفَverb

1.
to become denseboth
To grow thick, dense, or abundant.
2.
to accumulateboth
To gather or pile up.
3.
to overlapboth
To lie over one another.

الجماعةnoun

1.
groupboth
A collection of people or things.
2.
crowdboth
A large group of people.

السحابةnoun

1.
cloudboth
A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.

الغلظnoun

1.
thicknessboth
The quality of being thick or dense.
2.
densityboth
The state of being closely compacted.

الكثرةnoun

1.
abundanceboth
A large quantity or number.
2.
multitudeboth
A large number of people or things.

الالتفافnoun

1.
gatheringboth
The act of coming together or assembling.
2.
intertwiningboth
The state of being woven or entwined together.

Parallel reading

الجماعة.

The group.

وكَسَحَابَة: الغلظ،

And like a cloud: thickness,

ككرم: فهو كثيف،

As with karuma: so he is dense,

والكثرة،

And the abundance,

والالتفاف.

And the gathering.

والكثيف: اسم يوصف به العسكر والسحاب والماء.

And al-kathif: a name used to describe armies, clouds, and water.

وكثيف السلمي، كأمير، أو الصواب: كزبير: تابعي.

And Kathif al-Sulami, like amir, or the correct pronunciation: Kuzbayr: a Tabi'i.

وكزبير: موألة بن كثيف بن حمل: صحابي.

And Kuzbayr: Mu'awilah ibn Kathif ibn Haml: a companion.

وأكثف منك: قرب، وأمكن.

And akthafa from you: it was near, and it was possible.

وكثفه تكثيفا: جعله كثيفا.

And kaththafahu takthifan: he made it dense.

وتكاثف: تراكب وغلظ.

And takaththafa: it piled up and became thick.