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كَثُرَ

Root: كثر

Form: 1

Full Definition

كَثُرَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun كَثْرَةٌ and كِثْرَةٌ, or this is erroneous, [and perhaps كُثْرَةٌ, and كُثْرٌ, or these are simple substs., (see كَثْرَةٌ, below,)] and كَثَارَةٌ, It was, or became, much, copious, abundant, many, numerous, great in number or quantity; it multiplied; it accumulated. كَثُرُوا عَلَيْهِ فَغَلَبُوهُ [They multiplied against him and overcame him.] (TA in art. غرق). [كَثُرَ مِنْهُ كَذَا Such a thing proceeded from him, or was done by him, much, or often.] See also 4.

def.2 كَاثَرُوهُمْ فَكَثَرُوهُمْ: see 3.
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