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كَثِيرٌ

Root: كثر

Full Definition

كَثِيرٌ and كُثَارٌ and كَاثِرٌ and كَثْرٌ and كَيْثَرٌ and كُوْثَرٌ Much; copious; abundant; many; numerous; multitudinous. You say خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ, and كَيْثَرٌ , Much, or abundant, good. And قَوْمٌ كَثِيرٌ A numerous party, or people: and هُمْ كَثِيرُونَ They are many. And رِجَالٌ كَثِيرٌ, and كَثِيرَةٌ, Many men: and نِسَآءٌ كَثِيرٌ, and كَثِيرَةٌ, Many women. And عَدَدٌ كَاثِرٌ , and, as some say, , and كَثِيرٌ, (K in art. بول, &c.) A large number. And غُبَارٌ كُوْثَرٌ Much dust: or much confused dust rising and diffusing itself: of the dial. of Hudheyl.
2 [A large quantity, or number, مِنْ مَالٍ وَغَيْرِهِ of property, or cattle, &c.]
3 كَثِيرًا, as an adv., Much; often.
4 رَجُلٌ كثيرٌ [in the TA كثر: probably the right reading is كَيْثَرٌ , q. v.:] A man whose ancestors are many, and whose high deeds are various.
5 See also مُطَّرِدٌ.
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