كث
1 كَثَّ, [
aor. ـِ
inf. n. كَثَاثَةٌ, It (a thing) became thick, or dense. (
S.)
b2: كَثَّ,
aor. ـِ
inf. n. كُثُوثَةٌ and كَثَاثَةٌ; and كَثَّ, originally كَثِثَ,
aor. ـَ
inf. n. كَثَثٌ; It (hair) became thick, or dense, without being long. (
Msb.)
b3: كَثَّتِ اللِّحْيَةُ, (aor.
كَثِ3َ,
TA, or كَثُّ,
A,)
inf. n. كَثَاثَةٌ and كُثُوثَةٌ and كَثَثٌ, (and كَثٌّ,
TA,) The beard became thick, or dense; and short and crisp; (
K;) not spreading. (
TA.)
A2: كَثَّ بِسَلْحِهِ Alvum dejecit. (
K.) 4 اكثّ and ↓ كَثْكَثَ He became thick, or dense, in the beard. (
K.)
R.
Q. 1 see 4.
كَثٌّ Thick, or dense. (
K.)
b2: لِحْيَةٌ كَثَّةٌ, (
IDrd,
S,
K,) and ↓ كَثَّآءُ, (
S,
K,) A thick, or dense, beard. (
IDrd, &c.)
b3: رَجُلٌ كَثُّ اللِّحْيَةِ, (
S,
K,) and اللحية ↓ كَثِيثُ, (
K,) and ↓ رَجُلٌ أَكَثُّ, (
Lth,) and كَثٌّ, (
Lth,
K,) A man having a thick, or dense, beard; (
S,
K;) not one that is thin or long. (
TA.) You say قَوْمٌ كُثٌّ, A thick-bearded people: (
S.
K:) [كُثٌّ being
pl. of كَثٌّ:] like as you say رَجُلٌ صَدْقُ اللِّقَآءِ, and قَوْمٌ صُدْقٌ: (
S:) [or of أَكَثُّ:] كِثَاثٌ is also
pl. of كَثٌ. (
K.)
b4: إِمْرَأَةٌ كَثَّةٌ, and ↓ كَثَّآءُ, A woman having thick, or dense, hair. (
IDrd.)
b5: By اللِّهَمَ الكِثَاثَ, occurring in a verse cited in art. حوث, is meant [The thick, or dense,] plants. (
TA.)
b6: Thaalabeh Ibn-'Obeyd El-'Adawee applies the
epithet كَثَّة to palm-trees, using the expression كَثَّةُ الأَوْبَارِ; thus likening them to camels. (
TA.)
b7: قُدُومُهُ عَلَى كَثِّ مَنْخِرِهِ
i. q. عَلَى رَغْمِ أَنْفِهِ [His coming is in spite of himself]. (
TA.) كثاث [so in the
L and
TA: in the former, in a restored portion of a leaf:] Dust: mentioned by El-Khattábee as being considered by him not of established authority. (
TA.) كَثَاثَاءُ Land (أَرْضٌ) abounding in dust. (
K.) كَاثٌّ What grows from that which is scattered, or from that which falls about, of what is reaped. (
K.) [See also زِرِّيعٌ.]
كَاثٍّ بِسَلْحِهِ Alvum dejiciens. (
TA.) كَثْكَثٌ and كِثْكِثٌ Crumbled particles of stone; and dust: (
S,
K:) like أَثْلَبٌ and إِثْلِبٌ: (
S:) or fine dust; and crumbled particles of stone: or dust in general. (
TA.) One says بِفِيهِ الكثكثُ [In his mouth are crumbled particles of stone, and dust:
app. meaning he is dead and buried]. (
S.) [See also كثاث.].
كُثْكُثَى and كَثْكَثَى A certain game played with dust. (
K.) أَكَثُّ: see كَثٌّ.
