كثير

See also: كبير and كتير

Arabic

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
15 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.θiːr/

Adjective

كَثِير • (kaṯīr) (feminine كَثِيرَة (kaṯīra) or كثير, common plural كِثار (kiṯār), masculine plural كَثِيرُون (kaṯīrūn), feminine plural كَثِيرَات (kaṯīrāt), elative أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar))

many, much, numerous
Antonym: قَلِيل (qalīl)

كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ يُحِبُّونَ تَعَلُّمَ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ.
kaṯīrun min an-nāsi yuḥibbūna taʕalluma l-luḡati l-ʕarabiyyati.
Many people love to learn Arabic.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:1:
  … وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً …
  … waḵalaqa minhā zawjahā wabaṯṯa minhumā rijālan kaṯīran wanisāʔan …
  … and [God] created from it [i.e. the soul] its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women …

Declension

Declension of adjective **كَثِير** (kaṯīr)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَثِير kaṯīr	الْكَثِير al-kaṯīr	كَثِيرَة kaṯīra	الْكَثِيرَة al-kaṯīra
nominative	كَثِيرٌ kaṯīrun	الْكَثِيرُ al-kaṯīru	كَثِيرَةٌ kaṯīratun	الْكَثِيرَةُ al-kaṯīratu
accusative	كَثِيرًا kaṯīran	الْكَثِيرَ al-kaṯīra	كَثِيرَةً kaṯīratan	الْكَثِيرَةَ al-kaṯīrata
genitive	كَثِيرٍ kaṯīrin	الْكَثِيرِ al-kaṯīri	كَثِيرَةٍ kaṯīratin	الْكَثِيرَةِ al-kaṯīrati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَثِيرَيْن kaṯīrayn	الْكَثِيرَيْن al-kaṯīrayn	كَثِيرَتَيْن kaṯīratayn	الْكَثِيرَتَيْن al-kaṯīratayn
nominative	كَثِيرَانِ kaṯīrāni	الْكَثِيرَانِ al-kaṯīrāni	كَثِيرَتَانِ kaṯīratāni	الْكَثِيرَتَانِ al-kaṯīratāni
accusative	كَثِيرَيْنِ kaṯīrayni	الْكَثِيرَيْنِ al-kaṯīrayni	كَثِيرَتَيْنِ kaṯīratayni	الْكَثِيرَتَيْنِ al-kaṯīratayni
genitive	كَثِيرَيْنِ kaṯīrayni	الْكَثِيرَيْنِ al-kaṯīrayni	كَثِيرَتَيْنِ kaṯīratayni	الْكَثِيرَتَيْنِ al-kaṯīratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَثِيرِين; كِثَار kaṯīrīn; kiṯār	الْكَثِيرِين; الْكِثَار al-kaṯīrīn; al-kiṯār	كَثِيرَات kaṯīrāt	الْكَثِيرَات al-kaṯīrāt
nominative	كَثِيرُونَ; كِثَارٌ kaṯīrūna; kiṯārun	الْكَثِيرُونَ; الْكِثَارُ al-kaṯīrūna; al-kiṯāru	كَثِيرَاتٌ kaṯīrātun	الْكَثِيرَاتُ al-kaṯīrātu
accusative	كَثِيرِينَ; كِثَارًا kaṯīrīna; kiṯāran	الْكَثِيرِينَ; الْكِثَارَ al-kaṯīrīna; al-kiṯāra	كَثِيرَاتٍ kaṯīrātin	الْكَثِيرَاتِ al-kaṯīrāti
genitive	كَثِيرِينَ; كِثَارٍ kaṯīrīna; kiṯārin	الْكَثِيرِينَ; الْكِثَارِ al-kaṯīrīna; al-kiṯāri	كَثِيرَاتٍ kaṯīrātin	الْكَثِيرَاتِ al-kaṯīrāti

Noun

كَثِير • (kaṯīr) m

many, much
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:32:
  … ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ …
  … ṯumma ʔinna kaṯīran minhum baʕda ḏālika fī l-ʔarḍi lamusrifūna …
  … yet, even after that, many of them [Children of Israel] continued to commit excesses in the land …
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 41:22:
  … وَلَٰكِنْ ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ …
  … walākin ẓanantum ʔanna l-laha lā yaʕlamu kaṯīran mimmā taʕmalūna …
  … however, you assumed that Allah did not know much of what you used to do …

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “كثر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ث ر
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic كَثِير (kaṯīr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.tiːr/, /ka.θiːr/

Adjective

كثير • (katīr) (feminine كثيرة (katīra), common plural كُثار (kutār) or كثيرين (katīrīn), elative أكثر (ʔaktar))

many, much
Antonym: قليل (galīl)