See also: كبر, گبر, ك ب ر, and ك ث ر

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
12 terms

Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, many).

Verb

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كَثُرَ (kaṯura) I (non-past يَكْثُرُ (yakṯuru), verbal noun كَثْرَة (kaṯra))

  1. to be many, to be numerous, to abound
  2. to increase, to grow
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Etymology 1.2

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Verb

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كَثَرَ (kaṯara) I (non-past يَكْثُرُ (yakṯuru), verbal noun كَثْر (kaṯr))

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

Etymology 1.3

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Verb

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كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara) II (non-past يُكَثِّرُ (yukaṯṯiru), verbal noun تَكْثِير (takṯīr))

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

Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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كَثْر (kaṯrm

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