Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كثب
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root كثب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root كثب primarily means to collect things together, often from a nearby place, or to pour something out. It can also describe scattering, like dust or grain, or a group of people gathering.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-th-b
Listen: كَثِيبًا 73:14
Root letters: ك — ث — ب

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root كثب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root كثب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Mantled One 73:14 Noun
یَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَثِیبࣰا مَّهِیلًا ۝١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كَثِيبًا kathiybanā Noun