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كَثِير
many, much /kaˈθiːr/
nounA1#127 most common
Also: a lot, numerous, plenty
Example sentences
هُنَاكَ طَعَامٌ كَثِيرٌ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ.
There is a lot of food on the table.
كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يُحِبُّونَ القَهْوَةَ.
Many people like coffee.
قَرَأْتُ كُتُبًا كَثِيرَةً عَنِ التَّارِيخِ.
I have read many books about history.
فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الأَحْيَانِ أَشْعُرُ بِالتَّعَبِ بَعْدَ العَمَلِ.
Often I feel tired after work.
يَعْتَقِدُ كَثِيرُونَ أَنَّ التِّقْنِيَةَ سَتُغَيِّرُ سُوقَ العَمَلِ.
Many believe that technology will change the labor market.
لَمْ يَكُنْ غَرِيبًا أَنْ يُثِيرَ القَرَارُ اعْتِرَاضَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً فِي الأَوْسَاطِ الأَكَادِيمِيَّةِ.
It was not surprising that the decision raised many objections in academic circles.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَثِيرٌ | كَثِيرُونَ |
| Genitive | كَثِيرٍ | كَثِيرِينَ |
| Accusative | كَثِيرًا | كَثِيرِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا كَثِيرُ | يَا كَثِيرُونَ |
Word family
كَثُرَto be or become many
كَثْرَةabundance, multitudeأَكْثَرmore, mostكَثَّرَto multiply, to increase
كَثِيرًاmuch, often
Etymology
كَثِير comes from the triliteral Semitic root k-th-r, which carries the sense of abundance and multitude. It follows the faʿīl adjective pattern, common for descriptive words in Arabic. The related verb كَثُرَ means to be or become many, and the noun كَثْرَة means abundance or large number.
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