1 kavura * , aor. kavura , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. kavorapN (Msb, TA) and kivorapN , or this is erroneous, (Msb,) [and perhaps kuvorapN , and kuvorN , or these are simple substs., (see kavorapN , below,)] and kavaArapN , (TA,) It was, or became, much, copious, abundant, many, numerous, great in number or quantity; it multiplied; it accumulated. (S, K, TA.) kavuruwA Ealayohi fagalabuwhu [ They multiplied against him and overcame him. ] (TA in art. grq ). [ kavura minohu ka*aA Such a thing proceeded from him, or was done by him, much, or often. ] See also 4. -A2- kaAvaruwhumo fakavaruwhumo : see 3.
The corpus record — Arabic
كَثُرَ
kathura
1 kavura * , aor. kavura , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. kavorapN (Msb, TA) and kivorapN , or this is erroneous, (Msb,) [and perhaps kuvorapN , and kuvorN , or these are simple substs., (see kavorapN , below,)] and kavaArapN , (TA,) It was, or became, much, copious, abundant, many, numerous, great in number
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Where it lives
- The Quran 2 · 0.16/10k
What it meant — Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon
In the wild
- كَثُرَ Quran 4:7 (An-Nisa 7)
- كَثُرَتْ Quran 8:19 (Al-Anfal 19)
Quran text from Tanzil (tanzil.net), distributed verbatim per its license. Morphological facts derived from the Quranic Arabic Corpus (corpus.quran.com, Kais Dukes), stated as facts with source credit. Dictionary senses from Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon (1863-93, public domain), via the Perseus Digital Library.