كثير
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r).
Pronunciation
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))
- many, much, numerous
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- … 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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Declension
Declension of adjective كَثِير (kaṯīr)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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 | ||
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 |
Antonyms
- قَلِيل (qalīl)
See also
- كَثِيرًا (kaṯīran)
- كَثِيرًا مَا (kaṯīran mā)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كثر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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