كثر
1 كَثُرَ,
aor. ـُ (
S,
Msb,
K,)
inf. n. كَثْرَةٌ (
Msb,
TA) and كِثْرَةٌ, or this is erroneous, (
Msb,) [and perhaps كُثْرَةٌ, and كُثْرٌ, or these are simple substs., (see كَثْرَةٌ, below,)] and كَثَارَةٌ, (
TA,) It was, or became, much, copious, abundant, many, numerous, great in number or quantity; it multiplied; it accumulated. (
S,
K,
TA.) 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.
A2: كَاثَرُوهُمْ فَكَثَرُوهُمْ: see 3.
2 كَثَّرَ see 4.
3 كَاثَرُوهُمْ فَكَثَرُوهُمْ, (
S,
K,)
inf. n. of the former, مُكَاثَرَةٌ, (
S,) [and
aor. of the latter,
accord. to
analogy, كَثُرَ,] They contended with them for superiority in number, and overcame them therein, (
S,
K,
TA,) or surpassed, or exceeded, them in number. (
TA.)
A2: See also 10.
4 اكثرهُ He made it much, abundant, many, or numerous, he multiplied it; as also ↓ كثّرهُ, (
Msb,
K,
TA,)
inf. n. تَكْثِيرٌ. (
K.)
b2: أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ and مِنْهُ ↓ استكثرتُ signify the same; (
S,
Msb;) 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. (
Msb.) [You say also أَكْثَرَ فِى الكَلَامِ He spoke, or talked, much; was profuse, or immoderate, in speech, or talk. and in like manner, فِى الأَمْرِ ↓ كَثُرَ He did, acted, or occupied himself, much in the affair.]
b3: اكثر [as an
intrans. v.] signifies أَتَى بِكَثِيرٍ [He brought, or he did, or he said, much]. (
K.)
b4: Also, [He became rich; he abounded in property;] his property became much, or abundant. (
S,
Msb,
K.)
A2: اكثر It (a palm-tree) produced, or put forth, its طَلْع [or spadix], (
S,
K,) i. e., its كَثَر, whence the verb. (
TA.)
A3: [مَا أَكْثَرَ مَالَهُ How abundant is his wealth! or how numerous are his cattle!]
5 تكثّر [He endeavoured to acquire much, or abundance, of a thing]. You say تكثّر مِنَ العِلْمِ لِيَحْفَظَ [He endeavoured to acquire much knowledge, in order that he might preserve it in his memory]. And تَكثّر مِنْهُ لِيَفْهَمَ [He endeavoured to acquire much thereof in order that he might understand]. (
A.) See also 10.
b2: He made a vain, or false, boast of abundance, or riches; or a boast of more than he possessed; and invested himself with that which did not belong to him. (
TA,
voce تَشَبَّعَ, which signifies the same.) You say تكثّر بِمَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ He made a boast of abundance, or riches, which he did not possess;
syn. تَشَبَّعَ. (
Msb, art. شبع.) And فُلَانٌ يَتَكَثَّرُ بِمَالِ غَيْرِهِ [Such a one makes a vain or false show of abundance or riches with the wealth or property of another]. (
S.) 6 تَكَاْثَرَ
i. q. 3 [but relating to more than two]. (
S.) [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. (
Jel.)
A2: تَكَاثَرَتْ أَمْوَالُهُ [His riches multiplied by degrees]. (
A.)
b2: تكاثر عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَقَهَرُوهُ [The people multiplied by degrees against him, and overcame him, or subdued him]. (
TA.) 10 استكثر مِنَ الشَّىْءِ He desired, or wished for, much of the thing. (
K.) You say استكثر مِنَ المَالِ [He desired, or wished for, much of the property]. (
A.)
b2: استكثرهُ المَآءِ, and المَآءَ ↓ كاثرهُ, He desired of him for himself much of the water that he might drink of it: (
K:) and so if the water were little. (
TA.)
b3: استكثر مِنَ الشّىُءِ also signifies
i. q. أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ,
q. v. (
S,
Msb.)
b4: Also استكثرهُ He reckoned it much, abundant, or many. (
Msb.) You say هُوَ يَسْتَكْثِرُ الفَلِيلَ [He reckons little, or few, much, abundant, or many]. (
A.)
Q. Q. 2 تَكَوْثَرَ It (dust) was, or became, much, or abundant. (
S.) See كُوْثَرٌ.
كَثْرٌ: see كَثِيرٌ.
A2: See also كَثَرٌ.
كُثْرٌ: see كَثْرَةٌ.
A2: The greater, or greatest, or main, part, of a thing; the most thereof. (
K.) كِثْرٌ: see كَثْرَةٌ.
كَثَرٌ (
S,
Msb,
K) and ↓ كَثْرٌ (
Msb,
K) The heart, or pith, (
syn. جُمَّارٌ,
S,
Msb,
K, and شَحْمٌ, and جَذَبٌ,
TA,) of a palm-tree: (
S,
Msb,
K:) of the
dial. of the Ansár: (
TA:) or its spadix;
syn. طَلْعٌ. (
S,
Msb,
K.) كَثْرَةٌ, (
S,
A,
K,) and ↓ كِثْرَةٌ, (
K,) or the latter should not be used, for it is a bad
dial. form, (
S,) or it is correct when coupled with قِلَّةٌ, for the sake of assimilation, (
TA,) and ↓ كُثْرَةٌ, though the first is the best known, (Ibn-'Allán, in his Sharh el-Iktiráh,) or the last is not allowable, (
TA,) and ↓ كُثْرٌ, (
S,
A,
K,) and ↓ كِثْرٌ, (
S,) Muchness; much, as a
subst.; copiousness; abundance; a large quantity; numerousness; multiplicity; multitudinousness; a multitude; a plurality; a large number; numbers; and frequency:
contr. of قِلَّةٌ. (
S,
A,
K.) [See also كَثُرَ.] You say ↓ مَا لَهُ قُلٌّ وَلَا كُثْرٌ He has not little nor much of property. (
S.) and ↓ الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ عَلَى القُلٌّ وَالكُثْرِ, (
S,
A,) and ↓ عَلَى القِلِّ وَالكِثْرِ, (
S,) Praise be to God for little and much. (
S, * A.) [↓ كُثْرٌ is explained in the
S by كَثِيرٌ, and so in one place in the
TA; but it is a
subst., or an
epithet in which the quality of a
subst. predominates.]
b2: كَثْرَةٌ is also used to signify Richness, or wealthiness;
syn. سَعَةٌ. (
Mgh.) كُثْرَةٌ: see كَثْرَةُ.
كِثْرَةٌ: see كَثْرَةُ.
كُثَارٌ: see كَثِيرٌ.
A2: Also, and ↓ كِثَارٌ, Companies, or troops, or the like, (
K,
TA,) of men or animals only. (
TA.) You say فِى الدَّارِ كُثَارٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ, and كِثَارٌ, In the house are companies of men. (
TA.) كِثَارٌ: see كُثَارٌ.
كَثِيرٌ (
S,
A,
Msb,
K) and ↓ كُثَارٌ (
S,
K) and ↓ كَاثِرٌ and ↓ كَثْرٌ and ↓ كَيْثَرٌ and ↓ كُوْثَرٌ (
K) Much; copious; abundant; many; numerous; multitudinous. (
S,
A,
Msb,
K.) You say خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ, and ↓ كَيْثَرٌ, Much, or abundant, good. (
A.) And قَوْمٌ كَثِيرٌ A numerous party, or people: and هُمْ كَثِيرُونَ They are many. (
S.) And رِجَالٌ كَثِيرٌ, and كَثِيرَةٌ, Many men: and نِسَآءٌ كَثِيرٌ, and كَثِيرَةٌ, Many women. (
Yoo,
ISh,
Msb.) And ↓ عَدَدٌ كَاثِرٌ, (
S,
Msb,) and, as some say, ↓ كَوْثَرٌ, (
Msb,) and كَثِيرٌ, (
K in art. بول, &c.) A large number. (
S,
Msb.) And ↓ غُبَارٌ كُوْثَرٌ Much dust: (
S:) or much confused dust (
K,
TA) rising and diffusing itself: of the
dial. of Hudheyl. (
TA.)
b2: [A large quantity, or number, مِنْ مَالٍ وَغَيْرِهِ of property, or cattle, &c.]
b3: كَثِيرًا, as an adv., Much; often. (The lexicons passim.)
b4: 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. (
L.)
b5: See also مُطَّرِدٌ.
كَثِيرَةٌ, with ة, [as a
subst., signifying Much,] is used only in negative phrases; like [its
contr.]
قَلِيلَةٌ,
q. v. (
Az, in
TA, art. قل.) كَاثِرٌ: see كَثِيرٌ, in two places.
كُوْثَرٌ: see كَثِيرٌ, in three places.
A2: A lord, or master, (
S,
K,) abounding in good: (
S:) a man possessing good, or much good, and who gives much or often; as also ↓ كَيْثَرٌ. (
K,
TA.)
A3: A river. (
Kr,
K.)
b2: And الكَوْثَرُ A certain river in paradise, (
S,
Msb,
K,) from which flow all the [other] rivers thereof, (
K,) pertaining specially to the Prophet, described as being whiter than milk and sweeter than honey and as having its margin composed of pavilions of hollowed pearls. (
TA.) كَيْثَرٌ: see كَثِيرٌ, in two places: and كُوْثَرٌ.
أَكْثَرُ More, and most, in quantity, and in number. (The lexicons passim.) أَكْثَزِىٌّ Having relation to the greater number of things or cases.]
مُكْثِرٌ A man possessing wealth: (
K:) or possessing much wealth. (
A,
TA.) مَكْثَرَةٌ A cause of rendering abundant, or multiplying;
syn. مَثْرَاةٌ,
q. v. (
S,
K in art. ثرو.) مِكْثَارٌ (
A,
K,
TA) and ↓ مِكْثِيرٌ, (
K,
TA,) applied to a man, and to a woman, (
A,
TA,) Loquacious; talkative; a great talker; (
K,
TA;) a great babbler. (
A.) مَكْثُورٌ Overcome in number: (
S, * A:) one against whom people have multiplied by degrees (ثَكَاثَرُوا عَلَيْهِ) so that they have overcome or subdued him. (
TA.)
b2: مَكْثُورٌ عَلَيْهِ [A place thronged].
b3: فُلَانٌ مَكْثُورٌ عَلَيْهِ Such a one has spent what he had, and claims upon him have become numerous: (
S:) or such a one has many seekers of his beneficence. (
A.) See also مَشْفُوفٌ.
مِكْثِيرٌ: see مِكْثَارٌ.
