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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry كثر

كَثَرَ(n. ac. كَثْر) a. Outnumbered. _ast; كَثُرَ(n. ac. كَثْرَة كِثْرَة كَثَاْرَة) a. Was numerous, many; was much, abundant; increased; multiplied; accumulated. b. [Min], Happened, occurred to constantly; was frequently done by. c. [Fī], Occupied himself much with. d. ['Ala], Multiplied against, swarmed upon. كَثَّرَa. see IV (a) كَاْثَرَa. Vied, competed with, rivalled in number. b. see X (b) أَكْثَرَa. Increased, augmented, added to; multiplied; made numerous, many. b. [Min], Did much, often. c. [Fī], Was profuse in (speech); was loquacious, made many words. d. Brought, did, said much; became abundant; became rich. e. Put forth its spadix (palm-tree). تَكَثَّرَa. see (كَثُرَ) (a). b. [Bi], Was profuse in. c. [Min], Endeavoured to acquire much of. d. [Bi], Boasted, bragged about. تَكَاْثَرَa. Vied together as to number. b. Became numerous; multiplied. c. see (كَثُرَ) (d). إِسْتَكْثَرَ a. [Min], Desired, wished for much of. b. Asked much (water) of. c. Considered much, abundant, many. d. [acc. & Bi] [ coll. ], Gave many ( thanks ) to, thanked much. كَثْرa. see 4 & 25 كَثْرَةa. Muchness; abundance, plenty; large quantity or number; copiousness; plenteousness, plentifulness; numerousness; multiplicity, multitudinousness. b. Large number; numbers; many; multitude. c. Plurality, majority. d. Frequency. e. Richness, wealthiness. كِثْرa. Much. b. see 1t كِثْرَةa. see 1t (a) (b), (c), (d). كُثْرa. see 1t (a) (b), (c), (d) & كِثْر (a). f. The greater or main part of. كُثْرَىa. Excess; overplus. كَثَرa. Heart, spadix ( of a palmtree ). أَكْثَرُa. More; most. b. Most numerous. c. Most frequent. أَكْثَرِيّa. see 14 (c) مَكْثَرَةa. Cause of abundance, of increase. كَاْثِرa. see 25 كِثَاْرa. see 24 (a) كُثَاْرa. Crowds, multitudes, swarms; concourse; troops. b. see 25 (a) كَثِيْرa. Much; abundant, copious, plenteous, plentiful; many numerous, multitudinous. b. Large (number). كَثِيْرَةa. fem. of كَثِيْرb. Much of. مِكْثَاْرa. Loquacious, talkative; talker, babbler. N. P. كَثڤرَa. Outnumbered. N. Ag. أَكْثَرَa. Rich, wealthy. N. Ac. تَكَاْثَرَa. Increase, multiplication. b. Frequency. كَوْثَر a. see 25 (a) (b). c. Generous lord or master. d. River. e. [art.], A certain river in Paradise. كَيْثَر a. see 25 (a) & كَوْثَر ( c). مِكْثِيْر a. see 45 كَثِيْرًا a. Much. b. see infra. بِتَكَاثُر a. Often, frequently. أَكْثَرِيًّا a. Mostly; generally. أَكْثَر النَّاس a. Most men, the majority of people. مَكْثُوْر عَلَيْهِ a. Overwhelmed with debt. b. Frequented, thronged (place).