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تَكَاْثَرَ

Root: كثر

Form: 6

Full Definition

تَكَاْثَرَVI i. q. 3 [but relating to more than two]. [You say تَكَاتَرُوا They contended, one with another, for superiority in number.] التَّكَاثُرُ in the Kur, ci. 1, signifies The contending together for superiority in [the amount or number of] property and children and men.

def.2 تَكَاثَرَتْ أَمْوَالُهُ [His riches multiplied by degrees].
2 تكاثر عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَقَهَرُوهُ [The people multiplied by degrees against him, and overcame him, or subdued him].
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