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title: "أَكْثَر (akthar) meaning in Arabic: more; most"
description: "أَكْثَر (akthar) means “more; most”. Root ك·ث·ر, pattern أَفْعَل, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/akthar"
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# أَكْثَر

*akthar* · **more; most**

أَكْثَر (akthar) is an Arabic adjective meaning “more; most”. It is built on the root ك·ث·ر in the pattern أَفْعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ك·ث·ر
- Pattern: أَفْعَل
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ك·ث·ر

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ك·ث·ر with أَكْثَر; each opens its own entry.

- [كَثِير](https://fasaha.app/w/kathir) — kathīr, many, much (A0)

## How to read أَكْثَر, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ث — ثاء (thāʾ): th as in think
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## Questions about أَكْثَر

### What is the root of أَكْثَر?

The root of أَكْثَر is ك·ث·ر. Words built on the same root include كَثِير (many, much).

### What pattern does أَكْثَر follow?

أَكْثَر follows the pattern أَفْعَل, with the root letters ك·ث·ر poured into it.

### What level is أَكْثَر?

Fasaha first uses أَكْثَر at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)