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كَثْرَة
abundance, multitude /ˈkaθ.ra/
nounB2#4230 most common
Also: frequency, excess, great quantity
Example sentences
أَشْعُر بِالتَّعَب مِن كَثْرَة العَمَل.
I feel tired from too much work.
كَثْرَة الأَكْل تُسَبِّب النُّعَاس.
Eating too much causes drowsiness.
تَشْتَهِر هَذِه المِنْطَقَة بِكَثْرَة الأَمْطَار فِي الشِّتَاء.
This region is known for its abundance of rain in winter.
كَثْرَة اسْتِخْدَام الهَاتِف قَبْل النَّوْم تُؤَثِّر سَلْبًا عَلَى جَوْدَة النَّوْم.
Excessive phone use before sleep hurts sleep quality.
مِن كَثْرَة مَا قَرَأَ فِي المَوْضُوع، أَصْبَحَ خَبِيرًا فِيه.
From how much he read on the subject, he became an expert in it.
يُحَذِّر الأَطِبَّاء مِن كَثْرَة تَنَاوُل المُسَكِّنَات دُون اسْتِشَارَة طِبِّيَّة، إِذ قَد يُؤَدِّي ذَلِك إِلَى مُضَاعَفَات خَطِيرَة.
Doctors warn against excessive use of painkillers without medical advice, since it can lead to serious complications.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَثْرَةٌ | كَثَرَاتٌ |
| Genitive | كَثْرَةٍ | كَثَرَاتٍ |
| Accusative | كَثْرَةً | كَثَرَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا كَثْرَةُ | يَا كَثَرَاتُ |
Word family
كَثِيرmuch, manyأَكْثَرmore, most
كَثَّرَto increase, multiply (something)
تَكَاثَرَto multiply, proliferate
الأَكْثَرِيَّةthe majority
Etymology
كَثْرَة is the verbal noun of the verb كَثُرَ, meaning "to be many" or "to be abundant." It comes from the triliteral Semitic root ك-ث-ر (k-th-r), which carries the core sense of quantity and multiplicity across its derived forms. The pattern فَعْلة turns the root's basic idea into an abstract noun, giving "the state of being much."
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