كَثِيرَةٌ many in Arabic
كَثِيرَةٌ is how you say “many” in Arabic.
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العمر قصير، والأعمال كثيرة، والآجال مفاجئة
Life is short, deeds are many, and death comes unexpectedly.
كَثِيرَةٌ many
The predicate adjective 'many', with a bare indefinite ending, completing the clause: deeds are many. Notice it carries a feminine-singular shape to agree with the plural non-human noun, which Arabic treats as feminine singular for agreement.
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العمر قصير، والأعمال كثيرة، والآجال مفاجئة
Life is short, deeds are many, and death comes suddenly.
كَثِيرَةٌ many
The predicate adjective 'many', with a bare indefinite ending, completing the clause: deeds are many. It carries a feminine-singular shape to agree with the plural non-human noun, which Arabic treats as feminine singular for agreement.
القلب عارف، والقواطع كثيرة
The heart is knowledgeable, and the obstacles are many.
كَثِيرةٌ many
This is the predicate of the second verbless sentence, an adjective meaning 'many', so it stands in the subject case to match 'the obstacles'. Without 'the' it is indefinite; the no-verb structure supplies 'are' silently.
الآيَة وشواهد هَذَا كَثِيرَة فِي الْكتاب وَالسّنة
This verse and the evidences of this are many in the Book and the Sunnah.
كَثِيرَةٌ many
Adjective, 'many', the predicate, 'are many'. Its feminine singular form agrees with the non-human plural subject in Arabic's usual way; no verb 'are' appears.
فِيهِ فَوَائِدٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جَلِيلَةٌ،
It contains many noble benefits.
كَثِيرَةٌ many
An adjective modifying the benefits. It takes a feminine-singular shape because Arabic treats a non-human plural as a single feminine for agreement, so the adjective's form is what ties it to that plural noun. It quantifies the benefits.
جَوَاذِبُ الطَّبْعِ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا كَثِيرَةٌ، ثُمَّ هِيَ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ،
There are many natural attractions to the world; they come from within.
كَثِيرَةٌ numerous
An adjective acting as the predicate, telling you what the attractions ARE: many. It is feminine to agree with the plural subject, since Arabic often treats a non-human plural as a feminine singular for agreement. With no verb 'are' present, this adjective alone completes the sentence 'the attractions [are] many'.
فَأَمَّا الطَّبْعُ، فَجَوَاذِبُهُ كَثِيرَةٌ،
As for the natural disposition, it has many attractions.
كَثِيرَةٌ many
An adjective acting as the predicate of the topic-comment, telling you what the attractions ARE: many. It is feminine singular to agree with the non-human plural before it, and with no spoken 'are' it alone completes 'its attractions [are] many'.