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أَثَّر
to affect, to influence /ˈʔaθ.θa.ra/
verbA2#1034 most common
Also: to have an effect on, to leave a mark on, to impress
Example sentences
القَهْوَةُ تُؤَثِّرُ فِي نَوْمِي.
Coffee affects my sleep.
أَثَّرَ المَرَضُ فِي صِحَّتِهِ.
The illness affected his health.
كَلِمَاتُ المُعَلِّمِ أَثَّرَتْ فِي الطُّلَّابِ كَثِيرًا.
The teacher's words affected the students a lot.
لَمْ تُؤَثِّرْ تَهْدِيدَاتُهُمْ فِي قَرَارِهِ النِّهَائِيِّ.
Their threats did not affect his final decision.
أَثَّرَتِ الأَزْمَةُ الاقْتِصَادِيَّةُ تَأْثِيرًا عَمِيقًا فِي أَسْوَاقِ المِنْطَقَةِ.
The economic crisis deeply affected the region's markets.
لَوْلَا أَنَّ الإِعْلَامَ أَثَّرَ فِي الرَّأْيِ العَامِّ لَمَا تَغَيَّرَتْ نَتِيجَةُ الانْتِخَابَاتِ.
Had the media not influenced public opinion, the election outcome would not have changed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُؤَثِّرُ | أَثَّرْتُ | سَأُؤَثِّرُ |
| 2sg | تُؤَثِّرُ | أَثَّرْتَ | سَتُؤَثِّرُ |
| 3sg | يُؤَثِّرُ | أَثَّرَ | سَيُؤَثِّرُ |
| 1pl | نُؤَثِّرُ | أَثَّرْنَا | سَنُؤَثِّرُ |
| 2pl | تُؤَثِّرُونَ | أَثَّرْتُمْ | سَتُؤَثِّرُونَ |
| 3pl | يُؤَثِّرُونَ | أَثَّرُوا | سَيُؤَثِّرُونَ |
Word family
أَثَرtrace, effect, markتَأْثِيرeffect, influence
مُؤَثِّرinfluential, effective
تَأَثَّرَto be affected, to be moved
مُتَأَثِّرaffected, influenced
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ʼ-th-r, which carries the idea of a trace, track, or footprint. In Form II the root doubles its middle consonant and takes a causative sense: to leave a mark on something, and so to affect or influence it. The related noun أَثَر means 'trace' or 'effect,' and تَأْثِير means 'influence.'
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