ktar أكتر
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“ktar” (أكتر) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning most (superlative).
Meanings
- most (superlative)
- more (comparative)
Usage
akter (also ktar or kter) is the comparative and superlative form linked to the idea of "a lot". Placed before a noun without an article, it forms a superlative: akter wa7ed, "the one who… the most". Followed by men, it forms a comparative: ktar men had chi, "more than that". On its own, it means "more": bghit ktar, "I want more". It should not be confused with the verb kter / ketter, "to increase, to multiply". This verb appears in the very common thanks formula llah ykettar khirek, "thank you", literally "may God multiply your goodness".
Example
أكتر شخص مدابت
akter chakhs mendabet
“The most disciplined person.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ktar” but also “akter”, “kter”, “aktar”, “ktr” and “iktter”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ktar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “more, further”; “the most”: aktar in Algerian.