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كتت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, specifically soft or suppressed vocalizations, and also extends to concepts of abundance or being uncountable, and the bubbling or boiling of liquids.

Derived headwords

الكَتِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    soft cryclassical

    The sound of a young camel, which is softer than a rustle. It refers to a gentle cry.

كتَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cry softlyclassical

    The camel cries with a gentle, soft cry.

  2. 2.
    to suppress angerclassical

    A person suppresses their anger, indicating a restrained or contained fury.

كت البعير يكت بالكسر، إذا صاح صياحا لينا — The camel cried softly, if it made a gentle cry.
وكت الرجل من الغضب — And the man suppressed his anger.
كتَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to boilmodern

    The pot boils, and similarly, a new jar bubbles when water is poured into it.

كتت القدر — The pot boiled.
وكذلك الجرة الجديد إذا صب فيها الماء — And likewise the new jar when water is poured into it.
ما يكتother
  1. 1.
    uncountableclassical

    Used to describe a number that is so large it cannot be counted or estimated.

أتانا بجيش ما يكت، أي ما يحصى عدده — He brought us an army whose numbers could not be counted.
الكتكتةnoun
  1. 1.
    suppressed laughterclassical

    A type of laughter that is less than a full guffaw, indicating a restrained or suppressed amusement.

والكتكتة في الضحك: دون القهقهة — And the suppressed laughter in amusement is less than a full guffaw.

Parallel reading

الكتيت: صوت البكر، وهو فوق الكشيش.
Al-katīt: the sound of a young camel, and it is above al-kashīsh (a rustling sound).
يقال: كت البعير يكت بالكسر، إذا صاح صياحا لينا.
It is said: the camel cried (yakt), if it made a gentle cry.
وكت الرجل من الغضب.
And the man suppressed his anger.
وكتت القدر: غلت،
And the pot boiled: it bubbled,
وكذلك الجرة الجديد (1) إذا صب فيها الماء.
And likewise the new jar when water is poured into it.
ويقال: أتانا بجيش ما يكت، أي ما يحصى عدده.
And it is said: he brought us an army that could not be counted, meaning its number could not be reckoned.
والكتكتة في الضحك: دون القهقهة.
And al-katkatat in laughter: less than al-qahqahah (a loud laugh).