كثيب

Arabic

كَثِيب

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))

1. dune

Declension

Declension of noun كَثِيب (kaṯīb)

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