كثيب

Arabic

كَثِيب

Etymology

From the root ك ث ب (k-ṯ-b) meaning “to collect”, “to congregate” in the base stem كَثَبَ (kaṯaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.θiːb/

Noun

كَثِيب • (kaṯīb) m (plural كُثْبَان (kuṯbān) or أَكْثِبَة (ʔakṯiba))

1. dune

Declension

Declension of noun كَثِيب (kaṯīb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَثِيب kaṯīb	الْكَثِيب al-kaṯīb	كَثِيب kaṯīb
Nominative	كَثِيبٌ kaṯībun	الْكَثِيبُ al-kaṯību	كَثِيبُ kaṯību
Accusative	كَثِيبًا kaṯīban	الْكَثِيبَ al-kaṯība	كَثِيبَ kaṯība
Genitive	كَثِيبٍ kaṯībin	الْكَثِيبِ al-kaṯībi	كَثِيبِ kaṯībi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَثِيبَيْن kaṯībayn	الْكَثِيبَيْن al-kaṯībayn	كَثِيبَيْ kaṯībay
Nominative	كَثِيبَانِ kaṯībāni	الْكَثِيبَانِ al-kaṯībāni	كَثِيبَا kaṯībā
Accusative	كَثِيبَيْنِ kaṯībayni	الْكَثِيبَيْنِ al-kaṯībayni	كَثِيبَيْ kaṯībay
Genitive	كَثِيبَيْنِ kaṯībayni	الْكَثِيبَيْنِ al-kaṯībayni	كَثِيبَيْ kaṯībay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُثْبَان‎; أَكْثِبَة kuṯbān‎; ʔakṯiba	الْكُثْبَان‎; الْأَكْثِبَة al-kuṯbān‎; al-ʔakṯiba	كُثْبَان‎; أَكْثِبَة kuṯbān‎; ʔakṯibat
Nominative	كُثْبَانٌ‎; أَكْثِبَةٌ kuṯbānun‎; ʔakṯibatun	الْكُثْبَانُ‎; الْأَكْثِبَةُ al-kuṯbānu‎; al-ʔakṯibatu	كُثْبَانُ‎; أَكْثِبَةُ kuṯbānu‎; ʔakṯibatu
Accusative	كُثْبَانًا‎; أَكْثِبَةً kuṯbānan‎; ʔakṯibatan	الْكُثْبَانَ‎; الْأَكْثِبَةَ al-kuṯbāna‎; al-ʔakṯibata	كُثْبَانَ‎; أَكْثِبَةَ kuṯbāna‎; ʔakṯibata
Genitive	كُثْبَانٍ‎; أَكْثِبَةٍ kuṯbānin‎; ʔakṯibatin	الْكُثْبَانِ‎; الْأَكْثِبَةِ al-kuṯbāni‎; al-ʔakṯibati	كُثْبَانِ‎; أَكْثِبَةِ kuṯbāni‎; ʔakṯibati

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “كثيب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 11–12