مثير

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Arabic

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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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

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References

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

Noun

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مُثِير (muṯīrm (plural مُثِيرَات (muṯīrāt))

  1. stimulant
  2. irritant
  3. germ

Declension

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References

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

Noun

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مُثِير (muṯīrm (plural مُثِيرُون (muṯīrūn))

  1. instigator

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References

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