كوثر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
14 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaw.θar/

Noun

كَوْثَر • (kawṯar) m

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
1. abundance
2. abundant sand or dust
3. abundant goodness (in forelife and afterlife)
4. (Islam) a name of a river in Paradise; the Pond of Abundance.
5. (Islam) The 108th sura of the Quran; Al-Kawthar.

Declension

Declension of noun **كَوْثَر** (kawṯar)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَوْثَر kawṯar	الْكَوْثَر al-kawṯar	كَوْثَر kawṯar
nominative	كَوْثَرٌ kawṯarun	الْكَوْثَرُ al-kawṯaru	كَوْثَرُ kawṯaru
accusative	كَوْثَرًا kawṯaran	الْكَوْثَرَ al-kawṯara	كَوْثَرَ kawṯara
genitive	كَوْثَرٍ kawṯarin	الْكَوْثَرِ al-kawṯari	كَوْثَرِ kawṯari

Proper noun

كَوْثَر • (kawṯar) f

a female given name

Declension

Declension of noun **كَوْثَر** (kawṯar)
singular	basic singular diptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	كَوْثَر kawṯar	—
nominative	—	كَوْثَرُ kawṯaru	—
accusative	—	كَوْثَرَ kawṯara	—
genitive	—	كَوْثَرَ kawṯara	—

Descendants

→ Persian: کوثر (kawsar)
- → Urdu: کوثر (kausar)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كوثر (kevser)
- → Turkish: Kevser
→ French: Kaouther
→ Uyghur: كەۋسەر (kewser)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

كُوثِرَ • (kūṯira) (form III) /kuː.θi.ra/

third-person masculine singular past passive of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara)

References

ابن منظور. «كثر»، لسان العرب.
“كوثر” in Almaany
Al-Tha'alibi, كتاب فقه اللغة وسر العربية [kitāb fiqh l-lugha wa sirr l-'arabiyya], 10-11th Century CE; 9/1.