See also: كبر, گبر, ك ب ر, and ك ث ر

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ك ث ر (k-ṯ-r)

Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, many).

Verb edit

كَثُرَ (kaṯura) I, non-past يَكْثُرُ‎ (yakṯuru)

  1. to be many, to be numerous, to abound
  2. to increase, to grow
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

كَثَرَ (kaṯara) I, non-past يَكْثُرُ‎ (yakṯuru)

  1. (transitive, stative) to outnumber
Conjugation edit
References edit
  • Mace, John (2007) “كثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara) II, non-past يُكَثِّرُ‎ (yukaṯṯiru)

  1. (transitive) to increase
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • North Levantine Arabic: كتر
  • South Levantine Arabic: كتر
References edit
  • Mace, John (2007) “كثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 4 edit

Noun edit

كَثْر (kaṯrm

  1. verbal noun of كَثَرَ (kaṯara) (form I)
Declension edit