كدس

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ك د س (k-d-s) meaning to sweep or rake together, to heap or pile, to amass.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

كَدَسَ (kadasa) I, non-past يَكْدِسُ‎ (yakdisu)[2]

  1. (transitive) to accumulate, to collect together
  2. (transitive) to pile or heap
  3. (transitive) to amass, to horde
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ك د س (k-d-s)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

كَدْس (kads)[2]

  1. verbal noun of كَدَسَ (kadasa).
Declension[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Root
ك د س (k-d-s)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

كَدَّسَ (kaddasa) II, non-past يُكَدِّسُ‎ (yukaddisu)[2]

  1. (transitive) to accumulate
Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “كدس” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2597, meaning to sweep or rake together, to heap or pile, to collect or gather together, to accumulate, to be tightly packed.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wehr, Hans (1979) “كدس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.