كثير

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See also: كبير and كتير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.θiːr/
  • (file)

Adjective

كَثِير (kaṯīr) (feminine كَثِيرَة (kaṯīra) or كَثِير (kaṯīr), common plural كَثِير (kaṯīr) or كِثَار (kiṯār), masculine plural كَثِيرُون (kaṯīrūn) or كُثُر (kuṯur), feminine plural كَثِيرَات (kaṯīrāt), elative أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar))

  1. many, much, numerous
    • 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 …

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References

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