مثير

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Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَثَارَ (ʔaṯāra, to arouse, to excite, to provoke, to stimulate, to irritate), from the root ث و ر (ṯ-w-r); compare ثَارَ (ṯāra, to be aroused), ثَوْرَة (ṯawra, excitement, uprising, revolution).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُثِير (muṯīr) (feminine مُثِيرَة (muṯīra), masculine plural مُثِيرُونَ (muṯīrūna), feminine plural مُثِيرَات (muṯīrāt))

  1. arousing
  2. exciting
    الْمَنَاظِرُ الطَّبِيعِيَّةُ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ مُثِيرَةٌ وَجَمِيلَةٌ جِدًّاً.
    al-manāẓiru ṭ-ṭabīʕiyyatu fī haḏā l-makāni muṯīratun wajamīlatun jiddanan.
    The natural scenery in this place is very exciting and beautiful.
  3. provocative
  4. stimulating
  5. irritating

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُثِير (muṯīrm (plural مُثِيرَات (muṯīrāt))

  1. stimulant
  2. irritant
  3. germ

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُثِير (muṯīrm (plural مُثِيرُون (muṯīrūn))

  1. instigator

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN