تكاثر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
12 terms

Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, “many”).

Verb

تَكَاثَرَ • (takāṯara) VI (non-past يَتَكَاثَرُ (yatakāṯaru), verbal noun تَكَاثُر (takāṯur))

1. to band together, to gang up [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘against someone’]
2. to multiply, to increase, to become numerous (of objects or living beings)
3. to gather (of clouds)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَكَاثَرَ (VI, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun تَكَاثُر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَكَاثُر takāṯur
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَكَاثِر mutakāṯir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَكَاثَر mutakāṯar
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	تَكَاثَرْتُ takāṯartu	تَكَاثَرْتَ takāṯarta	تَكَاثَرَ takāṯara		تَكَاثَرْتُمَا takāṯartumā	تَكَاثَرَا takāṯarā		تَكَاثَرْنَا takāṯarnā	تَكَاثَرْتُمْ takāṯartum	تَكَاثَرُوا takāṯarū
	f		تَكَاثَرْتِ takāṯarti	تَكَاثَرَتْ takāṯarat			تَكَاثَرَتَا takāṯaratā			تَكَاثَرْتُنَّ takāṯartunna	تَكَاثَرْنَ takāṯarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَكَاثَرُ ʔatakāṯaru	تَتَكَاثَرُ tatakāṯaru	يَتَكَاثَرُ yatakāṯaru		تَتَكَاثَرَانِ tatakāṯarāni	يَتَكَاثَرَانِ yatakāṯarāni		نَتَكَاثَرُ natakāṯaru	تَتَكَاثَرُونَ tatakāṯarūna	يَتَكَاثَرُونَ yatakāṯarūna
	f		تَتَكَاثَرِينَ tatakāṯarīna	تَتَكَاثَرُ tatakāṯaru			تَتَكَاثَرَانِ tatakāṯarāni			تَتَكَاثَرْنَ tatakāṯarna	يَتَكَاثَرْنَ yatakāṯarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَكَاثَرَ ʔatakāṯara	تَتَكَاثَرَ tatakāṯara	يَتَكَاثَرَ yatakāṯara		تَتَكَاثَرَا tatakāṯarā	يَتَكَاثَرَا yatakāṯarā		نَتَكَاثَرَ natakāṯara	تَتَكَاثَرُوا tatakāṯarū	يَتَكَاثَرُوا yatakāṯarū
	f		تَتَكَاثَرِي tatakāṯarī	تَتَكَاثَرَ tatakāṯara			تَتَكَاثَرَا tatakāṯarā			تَتَكَاثَرْنَ tatakāṯarna	يَتَكَاثَرْنَ yatakāṯarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَكَاثَرْ ʔatakāṯar	تَتَكَاثَرْ tatakāṯar	يَتَكَاثَرْ yatakāṯar		تَتَكَاثَرَا tatakāṯarā	يَتَكَاثَرَا yatakāṯarā		نَتَكَاثَرْ natakāṯar	تَتَكَاثَرُوا tatakāṯarū	يَتَكَاثَرُوا yatakāṯarū
	f		تَتَكَاثَرِي tatakāṯarī	تَتَكَاثَرْ tatakāṯar			تَتَكَاثَرَا tatakāṯarā			تَتَكَاثَرْنَ tatakāṯarna	يَتَكَاثَرْنَ yatakāṯarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَكَاثَرْ takāṯar			تَكَاثَرَا takāṯarā				تَكَاثَرُوا takāṯarū
	f		تَكَاثَرِي takāṯarī							تَكَاثَرْنَ takāṯarna
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	—	—	تُكُوثِرَ tukūṯira		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَكَاثَرُ yutakāṯaru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَكَاثَرَ yutakāṯara		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَكَاثَرْ yutakāṯar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Mace, John (2007) “تكاثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Noun

تَكَاثُر • (takāṯur) m

1. verbal noun of تَكَاثَرَ (takāṯara) (form VI)
2. (biology) reproduction

Declension

Declension of noun تَكَاثُر (takāṯur)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَكَاثُر takāṯur	التَّكَاثُر at-takāṯur	تَكَاثُر takāṯur
Nominative	تَكَاثُرٌ takāṯurun	التَّكَاثُرُ at-takāṯuru	تَكَاثُرُ takāṯuru
Accusative	تَكَاثُرًا takāṯuran	التَّكَاثُرَ at-takāṯura	تَكَاثُرَ takāṯura
Genitive	تَكَاثُرٍ takāṯurin	التَّكَاثُرِ at-takāṯuri	تَكَاثُرِ takāṯuri

Etymology 2

Verb

تكاثر (form III)

1. تُكَاثِرُ (tukāṯiru) /tu.kaː.θi.ru/: inflection of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُكَاثَرُ (tukāṯaru) /tu.kaː.θa.ru/: inflection of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تُكَاثِرَ (tukāṯira) /tu.kaː.θi.ra/: inflection of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُكَاثَرَ (tukāṯara) /tu.kaː.θa.ra/: inflection of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تُكَاثِرْ (tukāṯir) /tu.kaː.θir/: inflection of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُكَاثَرْ (tukāṯar) /tu.kaː.θar/: inflection of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive