اكثرهُ
Root: كثر
Form: 4
Full Definition
اكثرهُIV
He made it much, abundant, many, or numerous, he multiplied it; as also
كثّرهُ , Verbal.Noun تَكْثِيرٌ.
2 أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ and مِنْهُ signify the same; i. e., أَكْثَرْتُ فِعْلَهُ [I did the thing much; lit., I made the doing of it much]: or أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الأَكْلِ وَنَحْوِهِ [I ate, and the like, much] presents an instance of pleonasm, [being for أَكْثَرْتُ الأَكْلَ وَنَحْوَهُ,] accord. to the opinion of the Koofees: or it is an instance of explication [of the vague signification of the verb], accord. to the opinion of the Basrees; the objective complement being suppressed, and the complete phrase being أَكْثَرْتُ الفِعْلَ مِنَ الأَكْلِ: and so in the like cases. [You say also أَكْثَرَ فِى الكَلَامِ He spoke, or talked, much; was profuse, or immoderate, in speech, or talk. And in like manner, كَثُرَ فِى الأَمْرِ He did, acted, or occupied himself, much in the affair.]
3 اكثر [as an intrans. v.] signifies أَتَى بِكَثِيرٍ [He brought, or he did, or he said, much].
4 Also, [He became rich; he abounded in property;] his property became much, or abundant.
def.2 اكثر It produced, or put forth, its طَلْع [or spadix], i. e., its كَثَر, whence the verb.
def.3 [مَا أَكْثَرَ مَالَهُ How abundant is his wealth! or how numerous are his cattle!]
2 أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ and مِنْهُ signify the same; i. e., أَكْثَرْتُ فِعْلَهُ [I did the thing much; lit., I made the doing of it much]: or أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الأَكْلِ وَنَحْوِهِ [I ate, and the like, much] presents an instance of pleonasm, [being for أَكْثَرْتُ الأَكْلَ وَنَحْوَهُ,] accord. to the opinion of the Koofees: or it is an instance of explication [of the vague signification of the verb], accord. to the opinion of the Basrees; the objective complement being suppressed, and the complete phrase being أَكْثَرْتُ الفِعْلَ مِنَ الأَكْلِ: and so in the like cases. [You say also أَكْثَرَ فِى الكَلَامِ He spoke, or talked, much; was profuse, or immoderate, in speech, or talk. And in like manner, كَثُرَ فِى الأَمْرِ He did, acted, or occupied himself, much in the affair.]
3 اكثر [as an intrans. v.] signifies أَتَى بِكَثِيرٍ [He brought, or he did, or he said, much].
4 Also, [He became rich; he abounded in property;] his property became much, or abundant.
def.2 اكثر It produced, or put forth, its طَلْع [or spadix], i. e., its كَثَر, whence the verb.
def.3 [مَا أَكْثَرَ مَالَهُ How abundant is his wealth! or how numerous are his cattle!]
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