كثأ
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
كثأ doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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كَثَأَ Form 1
1 كَثَأَ ذ , aor. كَثَاَ , (AZ, S, K,) inf. n. كَثْءٌ; (S;) (as also كَثَعَ; TA;) and , inf. n. تَكْثِئَةٌ; (S, L, K;) It (the milk) rose above the water, and the latter became clear beneath it: (AZ, S, K;) it (the milk)…
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كثّأ Form 2
2 كثّأ ذ , inf. n. تَكْثِىْءٌ, He ate what is called كَثْأَة, (K,) i. e. what is on the top of milk. (S, TA.) -b2- And see 1 in three places.…
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