أ ث ر Root ʾ-th-r in the Qur’an 21 occurrences in 21 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

أَثَر 14 times

• 5:46 · Al-Ma'idahءَاثَـٰرِهِم their footstepsAnd We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.
• 18:6 · Al-Kahfءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ their footstepsThen perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.
• 18:64 · Al-Kahfءَاثَارِهِمَا their footprints[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
• 20:84 · Ta-Haأَثَرِى my tracksHe said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."
• 20:96 · Ta-Haأَثَرِ (the) trackHe 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."
• 30:50 · Ar-Rumءَاثَـٰرِ (the) effectsSo 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.
• 36:12 · Ya-Sinوَءَاثَـٰرَهُمْ ۚ and their footprintsIndeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.
• 37:70 · As-Saffatءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ their footstepsSo they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.
• 40:21 · Ghafirوَءَاثَارًۭا and (in) impressionsHave they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allah seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allah any protector.
• 40:82 · Ghafirوَءَاثَارًۭا and impressionsHave they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than themselves and greater in strength and in impression on the land, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.
• 43:22 · Az-Zukhrufءَاثَـٰرِهِم their footstepsRather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
• 43:23 · Az-Zukhrufءَاثَـٰرِهِم their footstepsAnd similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
• 48:29 · Al-Fathأَثَرِ (the) traceMuhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.
• 57:27 · Al-Hadidءَاثَـٰرِهِم their footstepsThen We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy and monasticism, which they innovated; We did not prescribe it for them except [that they did so] seeking the approval of Allah. But they did not observe it with due observance. So We gave the ones who believed among them their reward, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.

آثَرَ 5 times

• 12:91 · Yusufءَاثَرَكَ Allah has preferred youThey said, "By Allah, certainly has Allah preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
• 20:72 · Ta-Haنُّؤْثِرَكَ we will prefer youThey said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.
• 59:9 · Al-Hashrوَيُؤْثِرُونَ but preferAnd [also for] those who were settled in al-Madinah and [adopted] the faith before them. They love those who emigrated to them and find not any want in their breasts of what the emigrants were given but give [them] preference over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful.
• 79:38 · An-Nazi'atوَءَاثَرَ And preferredAnd preferred the life of the world,
• 87:16 · Al-A'laتُؤْثِرُونَ You preferBut you prefer the worldly life,

أَثارَة 1 time

• 46:4 · Al-Ahqafأَثَـٰرَةٍۢ a traceSay, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."

يُؤْثَرُ 1 time

• 74:24 · Al-Muddaththirيُؤْثَرُ imitatedAnd said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.