Arabic edit

Root
ك ث ف (k-ṯ-f)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb كَثُفَ (kaṯufa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.θiːf/
  • Rhymes: -iːf
  • (file)

Adjective edit

كَثِيف (kaṯīf) (feminine كَثِيفَة (kaṯīfa), common plural كِثَاف (kiṯāf), feminine plural كَثِيفَات (kaṯīfāt), elative أَكْثَف (ʔakṯaf))

  1. dense; thick; compact; viscous

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Further reading edit

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