مثير

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

  • IPA(key): /mu.θiːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr

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 • (muṯīr) m (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 • (muṯīr) m (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
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