كثيب
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ك ث ب (k ṯ b) meaning “to collect”, “to congregate” in the base stem كَثَبَ (kaṯaba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.θiːb/
Noun
كَثِيب • (kaṯīb) m (plural كُثْبَان (kuṯbān) or أَكْثِبَة (ʔakṯiba) or كُثُب (kuṯub))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَثِيب kaṯīb |
الْكَثِيب al-kaṯīb |
كَثِيب kaṯīb |
| nominative | كَثِيبٌ kaṯībun |
الْكَثِيبُ al-kaṯību |
كَثِيبُ kaṯību |
| accusative | كَثِيبًا kaṯīban |
الْكَثِيبَ al-kaṯība |
كَثِيبَ kaṯība |
| genitive | كَثِيبٍ kaṯībin |
الْكَثِيبِ al-kaṯībi |
كَثِيبِ kaṯībi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | كَثِيبَيْن kaṯībayn |
الْكَثِيبَيْن al-kaṯībayn |
كَثِيبَيْ kaṯībay |
| nominative | كَثِيبَانِ kaṯībāni |
الْكَثِيبَانِ al-kaṯībāni |
كَثِيبَا kaṯībā |
| accusative | كَثِيبَيْنِ kaṯībayni |
الْكَثِيبَيْنِ al-kaṯībayni |
كَثِيبَيْ kaṯībay |
| genitive | كَثِيبَيْنِ kaṯībayni |
الْكَثِيبَيْنِ al-kaṯībayni |
كَثِيبَيْ kaṯībay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كُثْبَان; أَكْثِبَة; كُثُب kuṯbān; ʔakṯiba; kuṯub |
الْكُثْبَان; الْأَكْثِبَة; الْكُثُب al-kuṯbān; al-ʔakṯiba; al-kuṯub |
كُثْبَان; أَكْثِبَة; كُثُب kuṯbān; ʔakṯibat; kuṯub |
| nominative | كُثْبَانٌ; أَكْثِبَةٌ; كُثُبٌ kuṯbānun; ʔakṯibatun; kuṯubun |
الْكُثْبَانُ; الْأَكْثِبَةُ; الْكُثُبُ al-kuṯbānu; al-ʔakṯibatu; al-kuṯubu |
كُثْبَانُ; أَكْثِبَةُ; كُثُبُ kuṯbānu; ʔakṯibatu; kuṯubu |
| accusative | كُثْبَانًا; أَكْثِبَةً; كُثُبًا kuṯbānan; ʔakṯibatan; kuṯuban |
الْكُثْبَانَ; الْأَكْثِبَةَ; الْكُثُبَ al-kuṯbāna; al-ʔakṯibata; al-kuṯuba |
كُثْبَانَ; أَكْثِبَةَ; كُثُبَ kuṯbāna; ʔakṯibata; kuṯuba |
| genitive | كُثْبَانٍ; أَكْثِبَةٍ; كُثُبٍ kuṯbānin; ʔakṯibatin; kuṯubin |
الْكُثْبَانِ; الْأَكْثِبَةِ; الْكُثُبِ al-kuṯbāni; al-ʔakṯibati; al-kuṯubi |
كُثْبَانِ; أَكْثِبَةِ; كُثُبِ kuṯbāni; ʔakṯibati; kuṯubi |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “كثيب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 11–12