اثر

أَثِيرٌ ذ : see أَثَرَةٌ. ― -b2- [ That makes a large footprint, or the like. ] You say, دَابَّةٌ أَثِيَرةٌ A beast that makes a large footprint upon the ground with its hoof, (AZ, S, M, K,) or with its soft foot, such as that of the camel. (AZ, S.) ― -b3- A man possessing power and authority; honoured: pl. أُثَرَاآءُ: fem. أَثِيرَةٌ. (M.) ― -b4- فُلَانٌ أَثِيرِى Such a one is my particular friend: (S, K:) or is the person whom I prefer. (A.) فُلَانٌ أَثِيرٌعِنْدَ فُلَانٍ Such a one is a favourite with such a one. (T.) ― -b5- اآثِرَ ذِى أَثِيرٍ, and أَوَّلَ ذِى أَثِيرٍ, &c.: see اآثِرٌ. ― -b6- شَىْءٌ كَثِيرٌ أَثِيرٌ[ A thing very abundant, copious, or numerous ]: اثيرis here an imitative sequent, (S, K, *) like بَثِيرٌ. (S.) -A2- الأَثِيرُ [ ὁ αἰθήρ , The ether; ] the ninth, which is the greatest, sphere, which rules over [ all ] the other spheres: [said to be] so called because it affects the others (يُؤَثِرُ فِى غَيْرِهِ). (MF.) [It is also called فَلَكُ الأَطْلَسِ, and فَلَكُ العَرْشِ; and is said to be next above that called فَلَكُ الكُرْسِىِّ.]