أكثر
Arabic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editRoot |
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ك ث ر (k ṯ r) |
12 terms |
Elative of كَثِير (kaṯīr, “much”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editأَكْثَر • (ʔakṯar) (feminine كُثْرَى (kuṯrā), masculine plural أَكْثَرُونَ (ʔakṯarūna) or أَكَاثِر (ʔakāṯir), feminine plural كُثْرَيَات (kuṯrayāt))
- elative degree of كَثِير (kaṯīr):
- most, the majority, more than half [with genitive ‘of something’]
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:243:
- أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
- ʔalam tara ʔilā llaḏīna ḵarajū min diyārihim wahum ʔulūfun ḥaḏara l-mawti faqāla lahumu l-lahu mūtū ṯumma ʔaḥyāhum ʔinna l-laha laḏū faḍlin ʕalā n-nāsi walākinna ʔakṯara n-nāsi lā yaškurūna
- Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
Declension
editDeclension of adjective أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَر ʔakṯar |
الْأَكْثَر al-ʔakṯar |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Nominative | أَكْثَرُ ʔakṯaru |
الْأَكْثَرُ al-ʔakṯaru |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Accusative | أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
الْأَكْثَرَ al-ʔakṯara |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Genitive | أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
الْأَكْثَرِ al-ʔakṯari |
كُثْرى kuṯrā |
الْكُثْرى al-kuṯrā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَرَيْن ʔakṯarayn |
الْأَكْثَرَيْن al-ʔakṯarayn |
كُثْرَيَيْن kuṯrayayn |
الْكُثْرَيَيْن al-kuṯrayayn |
Nominative | أَكْثَرَانِ ʔakṯarāni |
الْأَكْثَرَانِ al-ʔakṯarāni |
كُثْرَيَانِ kuṯrayāni |
الْكُثْرَيَانِ al-kuṯrayāni |
Accusative | أَكْثَرَيْنِ ʔakṯarayni |
الْأَكْثَرَيْنِ al-ʔakṯarayni |
كُثْرَيَيْنِ kuṯrayayni |
الْكُثْرَيَيْنِ al-kuṯrayayni |
Genitive | أَكْثَرَيْنِ ʔakṯarayni |
الْأَكْثَرَيْنِ al-ʔakṯarayni |
كُثْرَيَيْنِ kuṯrayayni |
الْكُثْرَيَيْنِ al-kuṯrayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَكْثَرِين; أَكَاثِر ʔakṯarīn; ʔakāṯir |
الْأَكْثَرِين; الْأَكَاثِر al-ʔakṯarīn; al-ʔakāṯir |
كُثْرَيَات kuṯrayāt |
الْكُثْرَيَات al-kuṯrayāt |
Nominative | أَكْثَرُونَ; أَكَاثِرُ ʔakṯarūna; ʔakāṯiru |
الْأَكْثَرُونَ; الْأَكَاثِرُ al-ʔakṯarūna; al-ʔakāṯiru |
كُثْرَيَاتٌ kuṯrayātun |
الْكُثْرَيَاتُ al-kuṯrayātu |
Accusative | أَكْثَرِينَ; أَكَاثِرَ ʔakṯarīna; ʔakāṯira |
الْأَكْثَرِينَ; الْأَكَاثِرَ al-ʔakṯarīna; al-ʔakāṯira |
كُثْرَيَاتٍ kuṯrayātin |
الْكُثْرَيَاتِ al-kuṯrayāti |
Genitive | أَكْثَرِينَ; أَكَاثِرَ ʔakṯarīna; ʔakāṯira |
الْأَكْثَرِينَ; الْأَكَاثِرِ al-ʔakṯarīna; al-ʔakāṯiri |
كُثْرَيَاتٍ kuṯrayātin |
الْكُثْرَيَاتِ al-kuṯrayāti |
Adverb
editأَكْثَرَ • (ʔakṯara) (adverbial accusative)
- more
- more often; more frequently
Descendants
edit- Maltese: aktar
- → Azerbaijani: əksər (“most”)
- → Classical Persian: اَکْثَر (aksar)
- → Ottoman Turkish: اكثر
- → Turkish: ekser
- → Swahili: akthari
- → Uzbek: aksar
Etymology 2
editRoot |
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ك ث ر (k ṯ r) |
12 terms |
Compare كَثِير (kaṯīr, “many”).
Verb
editأَكْثَرَ • (ʔakṯara) IV (non-past يُكْثِرُ (yukṯiru), verbal noun إِكْثَار (ʔikṯār))
- (transitive) to increase
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of أَكْثَرَ (IV, sound, full passive, verbal noun إِكْثَار)
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
إِكْثَار ʔikṯār | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُكْثِر mukṯir | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُكْثَر mukṯar | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | أَكْثَرْتُ ʔakṯartu |
أَكْثَرْتَ ʔakṯarta |
أَكْثَرَ ʔakṯara |
أَكْثَرْتُمَا ʔakṯartumā |
أَكْثَرَا ʔakṯarā |
أَكْثَرْنَا ʔakṯarnā |
أَكْثَرْتُمْ ʔakṯartum |
أَكْثَرُوا ʔakṯarū | |||
f | أَكْثَرْتِ ʔakṯarti |
أَكْثَرَتْ ʔakṯarat |
أَكْثَرَتَا ʔakṯaratā |
أَكْثَرْتُنَّ ʔakṯartunna |
أَكْثَرْنَ ʔakṯarna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُكْثِرُ ʔukṯiru |
تُكْثِرُ tukṯiru |
يُكْثِرُ yukṯiru |
تُكْثِرَانِ tukṯirāni |
يُكْثِرَانِ yukṯirāni |
نُكْثِرُ nukṯiru |
تُكْثِرُونَ tukṯirūna |
يُكْثِرُونَ yukṯirūna | |||
f | تُكْثِرِينَ tukṯirīna |
تُكْثِرُ tukṯiru |
تُكْثِرَانِ tukṯirāni |
تُكْثِرْنَ tukṯirna |
يُكْثِرْنَ yukṯirna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُكْثِرَ ʔukṯira |
تُكْثِرَ tukṯira |
يُكْثِرَ yukṯira |
تُكْثِرَا tukṯirā |
يُكْثِرَا yukṯirā |
نُكْثِرَ nukṯira |
تُكْثِرُوا tukṯirū |
يُكْثِرُوا yukṯirū | |||
f | تُكْثِرِي tukṯirī |
تُكْثِرَ tukṯira |
تُكْثِرَا tukṯirā |
تُكْثِرْنَ tukṯirna |
يُكْثِرْنَ yukṯirna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُكْثِرْ ʔukṯir |
تُكْثِرْ tukṯir |
يُكْثِرْ yukṯir |
تُكْثِرَا tukṯirā |
يُكْثِرَا yukṯirā |
نُكْثِرْ nukṯir |
تُكْثِرُوا tukṯirū |
يُكْثِرُوا yukṯirū | |||
f | تُكْثِرِي tukṯirī |
تُكْثِرْ tukṯir |
تُكْثِرَا tukṯirā |
تُكْثِرْنَ tukṯirna |
يُكْثِرْنَ yukṯirna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | أَكْثِرْ ʔakṯir |
أَكْثِرَا ʔakṯirā |
أَكْثِرُوا ʔakṯirū |
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f | أَكْثِرِي ʔakṯirī |
أَكْثِرْنَ ʔakṯirna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | أُكْثِرْتُ ʔukṯirtu |
أُكْثِرْتَ ʔukṯirta |
أُكْثِرَ ʔukṯira |
أُكْثِرْتُمَا ʔukṯirtumā |
أُكْثِرَا ʔukṯirā |
أُكْثِرْنَا ʔukṯirnā |
أُكْثِرْتُمْ ʔukṯirtum |
أُكْثِرُوا ʔukṯirū | |||
f | أُكْثِرْتِ ʔukṯirti |
أُكْثِرَتْ ʔukṯirat |
أُكْثِرَتَا ʔukṯiratā |
أُكْثِرْتُنَّ ʔukṯirtunna |
أُكْثِرْنَ ʔukṯirna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُكْثَرُ ʔukṯaru |
تُكْثَرُ tukṯaru |
يُكْثَرُ yukṯaru |
تُكْثَرَانِ tukṯarāni |
يُكْثَرَانِ yukṯarāni |
نُكْثَرُ nukṯaru |
تُكْثَرُونَ tukṯarūna |
يُكْثَرُونَ yukṯarūna | |||
f | تُكْثَرِينَ tukṯarīna |
تُكْثَرُ tukṯaru |
تُكْثَرَانِ tukṯarāni |
تُكْثَرْنَ tukṯarna |
يُكْثَرْنَ yukṯarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُكْثَرَ ʔukṯara |
تُكْثَرَ tukṯara |
يُكْثَرَ yukṯara |
تُكْثَرَا tukṯarā |
يُكْثَرَا yukṯarā |
نُكْثَرَ nukṯara |
تُكْثَرُوا tukṯarū |
يُكْثَرُوا yukṯarū | |||
f | تُكْثَرِي tukṯarī |
تُكْثَرَ tukṯara |
تُكْثَرَا tukṯarā |
تُكْثَرْنَ tukṯarna |
يُكْثَرْنَ yukṯarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُكْثَرْ ʔukṯar |
تُكْثَرْ tukṯar |
يُكْثَرْ yukṯar |
تُكْثَرَا tukṯarā |
يُكْثَرَا yukṯarā |
نُكْثَرْ nukṯar |
تُكْثَرُوا tukṯarū |
يُكْثَرُوا yukṯarū | |||
f | تُكْثَرِي tukṯarī |
تُكْثَرْ tukṯar |
تُكْثَرَا tukṯarā |
تُكْثَرْنَ tukṯarna |
يُكْثَرْنَ yukṯarna |
References
edit- Mace, John (2007) “أكثر”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
Etymology 3
editVerb
editأكثر (form I)
- أَكْثُرُ (ʔakṯuru) /ʔak.θu.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثُرَ (kaṯura) and كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
- أَكْثُرَ (ʔakṯura) /ʔak.θu.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثُرَ (kaṯura) and كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
- أَكْثُرْ (ʔakṯur) /ʔak.θur/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَثُرَ (kaṯura) and كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
- أُكْثَرُ (ʔukṯaru) /ʔuk.θa.ru/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
- أُكْثَرَ (ʔukṯara) /ʔuk.θa.ra/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
- أُكْثَرْ (ʔukṯar) /ʔuk.θar/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَثَرَ (kaṯara)
Etymology 4
editVerb
editأكثر (form II)
- أُكَثِّرُ (ʔukaṯṯiru) /ʔu.kaθ.θi.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
- أُكَثَّرُ (ʔukaṯṯaru) /ʔu.kaθ.θa.ru/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
- أُكَثِّرَ (ʔukaṯṯira) /ʔu.kaθ.θi.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
- أُكَثَّرَ (ʔukaṯṯara) /ʔu.kaθ.θa.ra/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
- أُكَثِّرْ (ʔukaṯṯir) /ʔu.kaθ.θir/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
- أُكَثَّرْ (ʔukaṯṯar) /ʔu.kaθ.θar/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَثَّرَ (kaṯṯara)
Hijazi Arabic
editRoot |
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ك ث ر |
2 terms |
Etymology 1
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editأَكْثَر • (ʔaktar)
- elative degree of كثير (katīr):
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editأكثر • (ʔakattir)
- first-person singular non-past passive of كَثَّر (kattar)
Verb
editأكثر • (ʔakattir)
- first-person singular non-past active of كَثَّر (kattar)
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