كثيب

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 (ʾakṯiba))

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 kuṯbān‎; ʾakṯiba	الْكُثْبَان‎‎; الْأَكْثِبَة‎ al-kuṯbān‎; al-ʾakṯiba	كُثْبَان‎‎; أَكْثِبَة‎ kuṯbān‎; ʾakṯibat
Nominative	كُثْبَانٌ‎‎; أَكْثِبَةٌ‎ kuṯbānun‎; ʾakṯibatun	الْكُثْبَانُ‎‎; الْأَكْثِبَةُ‎ al-kuṯbānu‎; al-ʾakṯibatu	كُثْبَانُ‎‎; أَكْثِبَةُ‎ kuṯbānu‎; ʾakṯibatu
Accusative	كُثْبَانًا‎‎; أَكْثِبَةً‎ kuṯbānan‎; ʾakṯibatan	الْكُثْبَانَ‎‎; الْأَكْثِبَةَ‎ al-kuṯbāna‎; al-ʾakṯibata	كُثْبَانَ‎‎; أَكْثِبَةَ‎ kuṯbāna‎; ʾakṯibata
Genitive	كُثْبَانٍ‎‎; أَكْثِبَةٍ‎ kuṯbānin‎; ʾakṯibatin	الْكُثْبَانِ‎‎; الْأَكْثِبَةِ‎ al-kuṯbāni‎; al-ʾakṯibati	كُثْبَانِ‎‎; أَكْثِبَةِ‎ kuṯbāni‎; ʾakṯibati

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837), “كثيب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 11–12