استكثر
Root: كثر
Form: 10
Full Definition
استكثرX
He desired, or wished for, much of the thing. You say استكثر
مِنَ المَالِ [He desired, or wished for, much of the property].
2 استكثرهُ المَآءِ, and المَآءَ, He desired of him for himself much of the water that he might drink of it: and so if the water were little.
3 استكثر مِنَ الشّىُءِ also signifies i. q. أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ, q. v.
4 Also استكثرهُ He reckoned it much, abundant, or many. You say هُوَ يَسْتَكْثِرُ الفَلِيلَ [He reckons little, or few, much, abundant, or many].
2 استكثرهُ المَآءِ, and المَآءَ, He desired of him for himself much of the water that he might drink of it: and so if the water were little.
3 استكثر مِنَ الشّىُءِ also signifies i. q. أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ, q. v.
4 Also استكثرهُ He reckoned it much, abundant, or many. You say هُوَ يَسْتَكْثِرُ الفَلِيلَ [He reckons little, or few, much, abundant, or many].
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