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كَثَرَ U ( n. ac. كَثْر 1 ),
a. Outnumbered. _ast;
كَثُرَ U ( n. ac. كَثْرَة 1t , كِثْرَة 2t , كَثَاْرَة 22t ),
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.
كَثَّرَ II ,
a. see IV (a) .
كَاْثَرَ III ,
a. Vied, competed with, rivalled in number.
b. see X (b) .
أَكْثَرَ IV ,
a. 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 ).
تَكَثَّرَ V ,
a. see ( كَثُرَ ) ( a ).
b. [ Bi ], Was profuse in.
c. [ Min ], Endeavoured to acquire much of.
d. [ Bi ], Boasted, bragged about.
تَكَاْثَرَ VI ,
a. Vied together as to number.
b. Became numerous; multiplied.
c. see ( كَثُرَ ) ( d ).
إِِسْتَكْثَرَ X
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.
كَثْر 1 ,
a. see 4 & 25 .
كَثْرَة 1t ,
a. 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.
كِثْر 2 ,
a. Much.
b. see 1t .
كِثْرَة 2t ,
a. see 1t (a) , ( b ), ( c ), ( d ).
كُثْر 3 ,
a. see 1t (a) , ( b ), ( c ), ( d ) & كِثْر 2 ( a ).
f. The greater or main part of.
كُثْرَى 3ya ,
a. Excess; overplus.
كَثَر 4 ,
a. Heart, spadix ( of a palmtree ).
أَكْثَرُ 14 ,
a. More; most.
b. Most numerous.
c. Most frequent.
أَكْثَرِيّ 14yi ,
a. see 14 (c) .
مَكْثَرَة 17t ,
a. Cause of abundance, of increase.
كَاْثِر 21 ,
a. see 25 .
كِثَاْر 23 ,
a. see 24 (a) .
كُثَاْر 24 ,
a. Crowds, multitudes, swarms; concourse; troops.
b. see 25 (a) .
كَثِيْر 25 ,
a. Much; abundant, copious, plenteous, plentiful; many, numerous, multitudinous.
b. Large ( number ).
كَثِيْرَة 25t ,
a. fem. of كَثِيْر 25 .
b. Much of.
مِكْثَاْر 45 ,
a. Loquacious, talkative; talker, babbler.
N. P. كَثڤرَ I ,
a. Outnumbered.
N. Ag. أَكْثَرَ IV ,
a. Rich, wealthy.
N. Ac. تَكَاْثَرَ VI ,
a. 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 ).

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