How to say "most, more" in Arabic

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Meaningmost, more

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

أَكْثَر

aktharאכת'ר

أكثر

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

רוב

rovرُوڤ

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Arabic root

ك-ث-ر

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Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta

أَكْتَر
aktarאכתר

ث becomes t in everyday speech: aktar.

Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes

كْتر
kterכתר

kter men… is 'more than…' in Darija.

In a phrase

أَكْثَر النَّاس
akthar an-nāsאכת'ר א-נאס

most people

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