اثر

4 اآثَرَ see 2, last sentence. -A2- [Hence, app.,] اآثرهُ, (As, T, M, Msb,) inf. n. اـِيثَارٌ, (As, T,) He preferred him, or it. (As, T, M, Msb, TA.) You say, اآثرهُ عَلَيْهِ He preferred him before him: so in the Kur xii. 91. (As, M.) And اآثَرْتُ فُلاَنًا عَلَى نَفْسِى[ I preferred such a one before myself ], from الاـِيثَار. (S.) And قَدْ اآثَرْتُكَ I have preferred for thee it; I have preferred to give thee it, rather than any other thing. (T.) And اآثَرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا He preferred doing such a thing; as also ↓ أَثِرَ, inf. n. أَثَرٌ; and أَثَرَ. (M.) -A3- اآثرalso signifies He chose, or elected, or selected. (K.) -A4- And اآثِرهُ He honoured him; paid him honour. (M, K.)