أكثر
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Arabic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- اكثر
Etymology 1[edit]
Elative of كَثِير (kaṯīr, “much”), from the root ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
أَكْثَر • (ʔakṯar) (feminine كُثْرَى (kuṯrā), masculine plural أَكْثَرُونَ (ʔakṯarūna) or أَكَاثِر (ʔakāṯir), feminine plural كُثْرَيَات (kuṯrayāt))
- elative degree of كَثِير (kaṯīr):
- most, the majority of, more than half of (with following genitive)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:243:
- أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
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Declension[edit]
Declension of adjective أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَر ʔakṯar |
الْأَكْثَر al-ʔakṯar |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Nominative | أَكْثَرُ ʔakṯaru |
الْأَكْثَرُ al-ʔakṯaru |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Accusative | أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
الْأَكْثَرَ al-ʔakṯara |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Genitive | أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
الْأَكْثَرِ al-ʔakṯari |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَرَيْن ʔakṯarayn |
الْأَكْثَرَيْن al-ʔakṯarayn |
كُثْرَيَيْن kuṯrayayn |
الْكُثْرَيَيْن al-kuṯrayayn |
Nominative | أَكْثَرَانِ ʔakṯarāni |
الْأَكْثَرَانِ al-ʔakṯarāni |
كُثْرَيَانِ kuṯrayāni |
الْكُثْرَيَانِ al-kuṯrayāni |
Accusative | أَكْثَرَيْنِ ʔakṯarayni |
الْأَكْثَرَيْنِ al-ʔakṯarayni |
كُثْرَيَيْنِ kuṯrayayni |
الْكُثْرَيَيْنِ al-kuṯrayayni |
Genitive | أَكْثَرَيْنِ ʔakṯarayni |
الْأَكْثَرَيْنِ al-ʔakṯarayni |
كُثْرَيَيْنِ kuṯrayayni |
الْكُثْرَيَيْنِ al-kuṯrayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَرِين; أَكَاثِر ʔakṯarīn; ʔakāṯir |
الْأَكْثَرِين; الْأَكَاثِر al-ʔakṯarīn; al-ʔakāṯir |
كُثْرَيَات kuṯrayāt |
الْكُثْرَيَات al-kuṯrayāt |
Nominative | أَكْثَرُونَ; أَكَاثِرُ ʔakṯarūna; ʔakāṯiru |
الْأَكْثَرُونَ; الْأَكَاثِرُ al-ʔakṯarūna; al-ʔakāṯiru |
كُثْرَيَاتٌ kuṯrayātun |
الْكُثْرَيَاتُ al-kuṯrayātu |
Accusative | أَكْثَرِينَ; أَكَاثِرَ ʔakṯarīna; ʔakāṯira |
الْأَكْثَرِينَ; الْأَكَاثِرَ al-ʔakṯarīna; al-ʔakāṯira |
كُثْرَيَاتٍ kuṯrayātin |
الْكُثْرَيَاتِ al-kuṯrayāti |
Genitive | أَكْثَرِينَ; أَكَاثِرَ ʔakṯarīna; ʔakāṯira |
الْأَكْثَرِينَ; الْأَكَاثِرِ al-ʔakṯarīna; al-ʔakāṯiri |
كُثْرَيَاتٍ kuṯrayātin |
الْكُثْرَيَاتِ al-kuṯrayāti |
Adverb[edit]
أَكْثَرَ • (ʔakṯara) (adverbial accusative)
- more
- more often; more frequently
Descendants[edit]
- → Azerbaijani: əksər (“most”)
- → Bengali: আকসার (akśar)
- Hindustani:
- Maltese: aktar
- → Persian: اکثر
- → Swahili: akthari
- → Turkish: ekser
Etymology 2[edit]
From the root ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r); compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, “many”).
Verb[edit]
أَكْثَرَ • (ʔakṯara) IV, non-past يُكْثِرُ (yukṯiru)
- (transitive) to increase
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
أَكْثَرَ
(form-IV sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
ʔikṯār | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mukṯir | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mukṯar | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ʔakṯartu |
ʔakṯarta |
أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
ʔakṯartumā |
ʔakṯarā |
ʔakṯarnā |
ʔakṯartum |
ʔakṯarū | |||
f | ʔakṯarti |
ʔakṯarat |
ʔakṯaratā |
ʔakṯartunna |
ʔakṯarna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُكْثِرُ ʔukṯiru |
tukṯiru |
yukṯiru |
tukṯirāni |
yukṯirāni |
nukṯiru |
tukṯirūna |
yukṯirūna | |||
f | tukṯirīna |
tukṯiru |
tukṯirāni |
tukṯirna |
yukṯirna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُكْثِرَ ʔukṯira |
tukṯira |
yukṯira |
tukṯirā |
yukṯirā |
nukṯira |
tukṯirū |
yukṯirū | |||
f | tukṯirī |
tukṯira |
tukṯirā |
tukṯirna |
yukṯirna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُكْثِرْ ʔukṯir |
tukṯir |
yukṯir |
tukṯirā |
yukṯirā |
nukṯir |
tukṯirū |
yukṯirū | |||
f | tukṯirī |
tukṯir |
tukṯirā |
tukṯirna |
yukṯirna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | أَكْثِرْ ʔakṯir |
ʔakṯirā |
ʔakṯirū |
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f | ʔakṯirī |
ʔakṯirna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ʔukṯirtu |
ʔukṯirta |
أُكْثِرَ ʔukṯira |
ʔukṯirtumā |
ʔukṯirā |
ʔukṯirnā |
ʔukṯirtum |
ʔukṯirū | |||
f | ʔukṯirti |
ʔukṯirat |
ʔukṯiratā |
ʔukṯirtunna |
ʔukṯirna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُكْثَرُ ʔukṯaru |
tukṯaru |
yukṯaru |
tukṯarāni |
yukṯarāni |
nukṯaru |
tukṯarūna |
yukṯarūna | |||
f | tukṯarīna |
tukṯaru |
tukṯarāni |
tukṯarna |
yukṯarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُكْثَرَ ʔukṯara |
tukṯara |
yukṯara |
tukṯarā |
yukṯarā |
nukṯara |
tukṯarū |
yukṯarū | |||
f | tukṯarī |
tukṯara |
tukṯarā |
tukṯarna |
yukṯarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُكْثَرْ ʔukṯar |
tukṯar |
yukṯar |
tukṯarā |
yukṯarā |
nukṯar |
tukṯarū |
yukṯarū | |||
f | tukṯarī |
tukṯar |
tukṯarā |
tukṯarna |
yukṯarna |
References[edit]
- Mace, John (2007), “أكثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
- inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
Verb[edit]
- inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
Verb[edit]
- inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
Verb[edit]
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
Verb[edit]
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
Verb[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
Verb[edit]
أُكَثِّرُ • (ʔukaṯṯiru) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb[edit]
أُكَثِّرَ • (ʔukaṯṯira) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb[edit]
أُكَثِّرْ • (ʔukaṯṯir) (form II)
Verb[edit]
أُكَثَّرُ • (ʔukaṯṯaru) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb[edit]
أُكَثَّرَ • (ʔukaṯṯara) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb[edit]
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