Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
أثر
Qur'an Occurrences
21 times across 16 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root أثر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root أثر (Athr) refers to a trace, relic, or sign left behind, like a footprint or the remains of a house.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʾa-th-r
Listen: تُؤْثِرُونَ 87:16
Root letters: أ — ث — ر

Word Family Tree (15 forms)

All word forms derived from the root أثر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 15× Verb

Concordance — 21 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root أثر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (15) · Verb (6)

Noun (15 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:6 Noun
فَلَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعࣱ نَّفۡسَكَ عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمۡ إِن لَّمۡ یُؤۡمِنُوا۟ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِ أَسَفًا ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow
The Cave 18:64 Noun
قَالَ ذَ ٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبۡغِۚ فَٱرۡتَدَّا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصࣰا ۝٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints
Ta Ha 20:84 Noun
قَالَ هُمۡ أُو۟لَاۤءِ عَلَىٰۤ أَثَرِی وَعَجِلۡتُ إِلَیۡكَ رَبِّ لِتَرۡضَىٰ ۝٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."
Ta Ha 20:96 Noun
قَالَ بَصُرۡتُ بِمَا لَمۡ یَبۡصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضۡتُ قَبۡضَةࣰ مِّنۡ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذۡتُهَا وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتۡ لِی نَفۡسِی ۝٩٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."
The Romans, The Byzantines 30:50 Noun
فَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِ رَحۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ كَیۡفَ یُحۡیِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَاۤۚ إِنَّ ذَ ٰلِكَ لَمُحۡیِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِیرࣱ ۝٥٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So observe the effects of the mercy of Allah - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent

Derived Forms (15)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ءَاثَٰرِهِم ʾaātharihim Noun
أَثَرِ ʾaathari Noun
وَءَاثَارًا waʾaāthaāranā Noun
ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ ʾaātharihim Noun
تُؤْثِرُونَ tuthiruwna Verb
وَءَاثَرَ waʾaāthara Verb
يُؤْثَرُ yutharu Verb
وَيُؤْثِرُونَ wayuthiruwna Verb
أَثَٰرَةٍ ʾaatharahin Noun
وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْ waʾaātharahum Noun