أكثر
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r) |
Elative of كَثِير (kaṯīr, “much”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
أَكْثَر • (ʔakṯar) (feminine كُثْرَى (kuṯrā), masculine plural أَكْثَرُونَ (ʔakṯarūna) or أَكَاثِر (ʔakāṯir), feminine plural كُثْرَيَات (kuṯrayāt))
- elative degree of كَثِير (kaṯīr):
- most, the majority of, more than half of (with following genitive)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:243:
- أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
- Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
Declension edit
Declension of adjective أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَر ʔakṯar |
الْأَكْثَر al-ʔakṯar |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Nominative | أَكْثَرُ ʔakṯaru |
الْأَكْثَرُ al-ʔakṯaru |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Accusative | أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
الْأَكْثَرَ al-ʔakṯara |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Genitive | أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
الْأَكْثَرِ al-ʔakṯari |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَرَيْن ʔakṯarayn |
الْأَكْثَرَيْن al-ʔakṯarayn |
كُثْرَيَيْن kuṯrayayn |
الْكُثْرَيَيْن al-kuṯrayayn |
Nominative | أَكْثَرَانِ ʔakṯarāni |
الْأَكْثَرَانِ al-ʔakṯarāni |
كُثْرَيَانِ kuṯrayāni |
الْكُثْرَيَانِ al-kuṯrayāni |
Accusative | أَكْثَرَيْنِ ʔakṯarayni |
الْأَكْثَرَيْنِ al-ʔakṯarayni |
كُثْرَيَيْنِ kuṯrayayni |
الْكُثْرَيَيْنِ al-kuṯrayayni |
Genitive | أَكْثَرَيْنِ ʔakṯarayni |
الْأَكْثَرَيْنِ al-ʔakṯarayni |
كُثْرَيَيْنِ kuṯrayayni |
الْكُثْرَيَيْنِ al-kuṯrayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَرِين; أَكَاثِر ʔakṯarīn; ʔakāṯir |
الْأَكْثَرِين; الْأَكَاثِر al-ʔakṯarīn; al-ʔakāṯir |
كُثْرَيَات kuṯrayāt |
الْكُثْرَيَات al-kuṯrayāt |
Nominative | أَكْثَرُونَ; أَكَاثِرُ ʔakṯarūna; ʔakāṯiru |
الْأَكْثَرُونَ; الْأَكَاثِرُ al-ʔakṯarūna; al-ʔakāṯiru |
كُثْرَيَاتٌ kuṯrayātun |
الْكُثْرَيَاتُ al-kuṯrayātu |
Accusative | أَكْثَرِينَ; أَكَاثِرَ ʔakṯarīna; ʔakāṯira |
الْأَكْثَرِينَ; الْأَكَاثِرَ al-ʔakṯarīna; al-ʔakāṯira |
كُثْرَيَاتٍ kuṯrayātin |
الْكُثْرَيَاتِ al-kuṯrayāti |
Genitive | أَكْثَرِينَ; أَكَاثِرَ ʔakṯarīna; ʔakāṯira |
الْأَكْثَرِينَ; الْأَكَاثِرِ al-ʔakṯarīna; al-ʔakāṯiri |
كُثْرَيَاتٍ kuṯrayātin |
الْكُثْرَيَاتِ al-kuṯrayāti |
Adverb edit
أَكْثَرَ • (ʔakṯara) (adverbial accusative)
- more
- more often; more frequently
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: əksər (“most”)
- → Bengali: আকসার (akśar)
- Hindustani:
- Maltese: aktar
- → Persian: اکثر
- → Swahili: akthari
- → Ottoman Turkish: اكثر
- → Turkish: ekser
- → Uzbek: aksar
Etymology 2 edit
Root |
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ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r) |
Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, “many”).
Verb edit
أَكْثَرَ • (ʔakṯara) IV, non-past يُكْثِرُ (yukṯiru)
- (transitive) to increase
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
أَكْثَرَ
(form-IV sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
ʔikṯār | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mukṯir | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mukṯar | |||||||||||
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 | ʔakṯartu |
ʔakṯarta |
أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
ʔakṯartumā |
ʔakṯarā |
ʔakṯarnā |
ʔakṯartum |
ʔakṯarū | |||
f | ʔakṯarti |
ʔakṯarat |
ʔakṯaratā |
ʔakṯartunna |
ʔakṯarna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُكْثِرُ ʔukṯiru |
tukṯiru |
yukṯiru |
tukṯirāni |
yukṯirāni |
nukṯiru |
tukṯirūna |
yukṯirūna | |||
f | tukṯirīna |
tukṯiru |
tukṯirāni |
tukṯirna |
yukṯirna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُكْثِرَ ʔukṯira |
tukṯira |
yukṯira |
tukṯirā |
yukṯirā |
nukṯira |
tukṯirū |
yukṯirū | |||
f | tukṯirī |
tukṯira |
tukṯirā |
tukṯirna |
yukṯirna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُكْثِرْ ʔukṯir |
tukṯir |
yukṯir |
tukṯirā |
yukṯirā |
nukṯir |
tukṯirū |
yukṯirū | |||
f | tukṯirī |
tukṯir |
tukṯirā |
tukṯirna |
yukṯirna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | أَكْثِرْ ʔakṯir |
ʔakṯirā |
ʔakṯirū |
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f | ʔakṯirī |
ʔakṯirna | ||||||||||
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 | ʔukṯirtu |
ʔukṯirta |
أُكْثِرَ ʔukṯira |
ʔukṯirtumā |
ʔukṯirā |
ʔukṯirnā |
ʔukṯirtum |
ʔukṯirū | |||
f | ʔukṯirti |
ʔukṯirat |
ʔukṯiratā |
ʔukṯirtunna |
ʔukṯirna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُكْثَرُ ʔukṯaru |
tukṯaru |
yukṯaru |
tukṯarāni |
yukṯarāni |
nukṯaru |
tukṯarūna |
yukṯarūna | |||
f | tukṯarīna |
tukṯaru |
tukṯarāni |
tukṯarna |
yukṯarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُكْثَرَ ʔukṯara |
tukṯara |
yukṯara |
tukṯarā |
yukṯarā |
nukṯara |
tukṯarū |
yukṯarū | |||
f | tukṯarī |
tukṯara |
tukṯarā |
tukṯarna |
yukṯarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُكْثَرْ ʔukṯar |
tukṯar |
yukṯar |
tukṯarā |
yukṯarā |
nukṯar |
tukṯarū |
yukṯarū | |||
f | tukṯarī |
tukṯar |
tukṯarā |
tukṯarna |
yukṯarna |
References edit
- Mace, John (2007) “أكثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
- inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
Verb edit
- inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
Verb edit
- inflection of كَثُرَ (kaṯura):
Verb edit
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
Verb edit
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
Verb edit
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
أُكَثِّرُ • (ʔukaṯṯiru) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb edit
أُكَثِّرَ • (ʔukaṯṯira) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb edit
أُكَثِّرْ • (ʔukaṯṯir) (form II)
Verb edit
أُكَثَّرُ • (ʔukaṯṯaru) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb edit
أُكَثَّرَ • (ʔukaṯṯara) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Verb edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Root |
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ك ث ر |
2 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
أَكْثَر • (ʔaktar)
- elative degree of كثير (katīr):
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
أكثر • (ʔakattir)
- first-person singular non-past passive of كَثَّر (kattar)
Verb edit
أكثر • (ʔakattir)
- first-person singular non-past active of كَثَّر (kattar)