كثير

See also: كبير‎ and كتير‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ث ر‎ (k-ṯ-r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.θiːr/
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Adjective

كَثِير • (kaṯīr) (feminine كَثِيرَة‎ (kaṯīra), common plural كِثَار‎ (kiṯār) or كَثِير (kaṯīr), masculine plural كَثِيرُون‎ (kaṯīrūn), feminine plural كَثِيرَات‎ (kaṯīrāt), elative أَكْثَر‎ (ʾakṯar))

many, much, numerous
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:1:
  
  ‏… وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً …‎‎
  … waḵalaqa minhā zawjahā wabaṯṯa minhumā rijālan kaṯīran wanisāʾan …
  … and [God] created from it [i.e. the soul] its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women …

Declension

Declension of adjective كَثِير (kaṯīr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَثِير kaṯīr	الْكَثِير‎ al-kaṯīr	كَثِيرَة‎ kaṯīra	الْكَثِيرَة‎ al-kaṯīra
Nominative	كَثِيرٌ kaṯīrun	الْكَثِيرُ‎ al-kaṯīru	كَثِيرَةٌ‎ kaṯīratun	الْكَثِيرَةُ‎ al-kaṯīratu
Accusative	كَثِيرًا‎ kaṯīran	الْكَثِيرَ‎ al-kaṯīra	كَثِيرَةً‎ kaṯīratan	الْكَثِيرَةَ‎ al-kaṯīrata
Genitive	كَثِيرٍ kaṯīrin	الْكَثِيرِ‎ al-kaṯīri	كَثِيرَةٍ‎ kaṯīratin	الْكَثِيرَةِ‎ al-kaṯīrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَثِيرَيْن‎ kaṯīrayn	الْكَثِيرَيْن‎ al-kaṯīrayn	كَثِيرَتَيْن‎ kaṯīratayn	الْكَثِيرَتَيْن‎ al-kaṯīratayn
Nominative	كَثِيرَانِ‎ kaṯīrāni	الْكَثِيرَانِ‎ al-kaṯīrāni	كَثِيرَتَانِ‎ kaṯīratāni	الْكَثِيرَتَانِ‎ al-kaṯīratāni
Accusative	كَثِيرَيْنِ‎ kaṯīrayni	الْكَثِيرَيْنِ‎ al-kaṯīrayni	كَثِيرَتَيْنِ‎ kaṯīratayni	الْكَثِيرَتَيْنِ‎ al-kaṯīratayni
Genitive	كَثِيرَيْنِ‎ kaṯīrayni	الْكَثِيرَيْنِ‎ al-kaṯīrayni	كَثِيرَتَيْنِ‎ kaṯīratayni	الْكَثِيرَتَيْنِ‎ al-kaṯīratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَثِيرِين‎‎; كِثَار‎ kaṯīrīn‎; kiṯār	الْكَثِيرِين‎‎; الْكِثَار‎ al-kaṯīrīn‎; al-kiṯār	كَثِيرَات‎ kaṯīrāt	الْكَثِيرَات‎ al-kaṯīrāt
Nominative	كَثِيرُونَ‎‎; كِثَارٌ‎ kaṯīrūna‎; kiṯārun	الْكَثِيرُونَ‎‎; الْكِثَارُ‎ al-kaṯīrūna‎; al-kiṯāru	كَثِيرَاتٌ‎ kaṯīrātun	الْكَثِيرَاتُ‎ al-kaṯīrātu
Accusative	كَثِيرِينَ‎‎; كِثَارًا‎ kaṯīrīna‎; kiṯāran	الْكَثِيرِينَ‎‎; الْكِثَارَ‎ al-kaṯīrīna‎; al-kiṯāra	كَثِيرَاتٍ‎ kaṯīrātin	الْكَثِيرَاتِ‎ al-kaṯīrāti
Genitive	كَثِيرِينَ‎‎; كِثَارٍ‎ kaṯīrīna‎; kiṯārin	الْكَثِيرِينَ‎‎; الْكِثَارِ‎ al-kaṯīrīna‎; al-kiṯāri	كَثِيرَاتٍ‎ kaṯīrātin	الْكَثِيرَاتِ‎ al-kaṯīrāti

Antonyms

قَلِيل‎ (qalīl)

References

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

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