The triliteral root thā wāw rā (ث و ر) occurs five times in the Quran as the form IV verb athāru (أَثَارُ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form IV) - to raise, to plough
| (2:71:8) tuthīru | to plough | إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَا ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ الْأَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِي الْحَرْثَ |
| (30:9:16) wa-athārū | and they dug | كَانُوا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَأَثَارُوا الْأَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَا |
| (30:48:5) fatuthīru | so they raise | اللَّهُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا |
| (35:9:5) fatuthīru | so that they raise | وَاللَّهُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَسُقْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ |
| (100:4:1) fa-atharna | Then raise | فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
