أثر
ʾa-th-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أثر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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
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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 6×
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."
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 | 4× | |
| أَثَرِ | ʾaathari | Noun | 2× | |
| وَءَاثَارًا | waʾaāthaāranā | Noun | 2× | |
| ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ | ʾaātharihim | Noun | 2× | |
| تُؤْثِرُونَ | tuthiruwna | Verb | 1× | |
| وَءَاثَرَ | waʾaāthara | Verb | 1× | |
| يُؤْثَرُ | yutharu | Verb | 1× | |
| وَيُؤْثِرُونَ | wayuthiruwna | Verb | 1× | |
| أَثَٰرَةٍ | ʾaatharahin | Noun | 1× | |
| وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْ | waʾaātharahum | Noun | 1× |