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ءَاثَرَ ʾāthara – “preferred”

A Qur'anic Arabic verb from the root أ-ث-ر that occurs 5 times in the Qur'an. It is word #1,385 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
preferred
Type
Verb
Root
أ-ث-ر
Verb form
Form IV · past ءَاثَرَ
In the Qur'an
5 times
Frequency rank
#1,385 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 6: Frequent Verbs, section 2, lesson 8

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishpreferred
বাংলাঅগ্রাধিকার দিয়েছে
اردوترجیح دی
हिन्दीतरजीह दी
Bahasa Indonesiaia senang
Türkçeyeğlemişse
فارسیترجیح داده باشد
Françaisa préféré

In the Qur'an: An-Nazi'at 79:38

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

English

And preferred the life of the world,

বাংলা

এবং দুনিয়ার জীবনকে অগ্ৰাধিকার দেয়।

اردو

اور دنیا کی زندگی کو ترجیح دی تھی۔

हिन्दी

और उसने सांसारिक जीवन को वरीयता दी।

Bahasa Indonesia

dan lebih mengutamakan kehidupan dunia,

Türkçe

ve dünya hayatını ahirete tercih edene,

فارسی

و زندگی دنیا را (بر آخرت) ترجیح داده باشد.

Français

et aura préféré la vie présente,

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

Other words from the root أ-ث-ر