عثر

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of stumbling, falling, or encountering something unexpectedly. It extends to meanings of encountering misfortune, discovering something hidden, and also refers to specific geographical locations and types of terrain.

Derived headwords

عَثَرَverb

1.
to stumbleboth
To trip and lose one's balance, often while walking.
2.
to fallboth
To fall down, often as a result of stumbling.
3.
to encounterboth
To come across or meet something, especially unexpectedly.
4.
to failclassical
To be unsuccessful or to fall into misfortune.
5.
to lieclassical
To speak falsely or utter a falsehood.
6.
to strikeclassical
To hit or strike, specifically referring to a vein.

عثر في ثوبه — He stumbled in his garment

عثر به فرسه فسقط — His horse stumbled with him and he fell

عثر على سر الرجل — He discovered the man's secret

عَثَرَnoun

1.
stumbleboth
An instance of stumbling or tripping.
2.
misfortuneboth
An occurrence of bad luck or a mishap.
3.
fallclassical
A fall or a slip.
4.
lieclassical
A falsehood or a lie.

عثرة — A stumble

عُثَارnoun

1.
stumbleclassical
An act of stumbling.
2.
misfortuneclassical
A calamity or severe hardship.
3.
pitfallclassical
Something that causes one to stumble or fall into trouble.

لقيت منه عثارا — I encountered hardship from him

تَعَثَّرَverb

1.
to stumbleboth
To trip or falter, often repeatedly.
2.
to falterboth
To hesitate or lose momentum.
3.
to fallboth
To fall down.

تعثر في أذياله — He stumbled in his trailing garments

عَاثُورnoun

1.
destructionclassical
A place of ruin or destruction, especially in terrain.
2.
hardshipclassical
A severe difficulty or tribulation.
3.
pitfallclassical
A trap or a hidden danger designed to cause downfall.
4.
wellclassical
A well, sometimes used metaphorically.

مرهوبة العاثور — A place feared for its destructive nature

وقعوا في عاثور شر — They fell into a mix of severe troubles

عُثُورnoun

1.
discoveryboth
The act of finding or discovering something unexpectedly.
2.
encounterclassical
Coming upon something without seeking it.

عثر على سر الرجل — He discovered the man's secret

أَعْثَرَverb

1.
to cause to stumbleboth
To make someone or something stumble or fall.
2.
to make unfortunateclassical
To cause someone to experience misfortune or bad luck.
3.
to revealboth
To make something known or apparent to someone.

أعثره الله — May God make him unfortunate

أعثرنا عليهم — We revealed them to others

عَثِيرnoun

1.
dustboth
Fine particles of earth or other matter; dust.
2.
dust stormboth
A strong wind carrying a great amount of dust.
3.
traceclassical
A faint trace or remnant, especially of dust.

العثير — Dust

ترى لهم حول الصقعل عثيرة — You see dust swirling around the battlefield

عُثْرِيّadjective

1.
watered by rainboth
Describing plants, especially date palms or crops, that are naturally watered by rain or surface runoff without manual irrigation.
2.
indifferentclassical
Lacking ambition or concern for worldly or spiritual matters; idle.

ما سُقِيَتْهُ السماءُ فهو عُثْرِيٌّ — What is watered by the sky is 'uthri

عَثَرَةnoun

1.
slipboth
A mistake or lapse in judgment; a stumble.
2.
misfortuneboth
A setback or unfortunate event.
3.
warclassical
Conflict or battle, metaphorically seen as a place of stumbling.

لا حليم إلا ذو عثرة — No one is truly patient until they have experienced a setback

عَيَثْرnoun

1.
faint traceclassical
A very subtle trace or mark, less than a regular 'athar'.

ما له أثر ولا عيثر — He has neither a trace nor a faint trace

عَثَّرَverb

1.
to cause to stumbleclassical
To make someone stumble or fall.
2.
to revealclassical
To make something known or apparent.

عُثَارَىnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A name for a valley.

عَثَرَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

عُثَيْرname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

عُثَيْرname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

عُثَيْرname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

عَيَثَّرَverb

1.
to seeclassical
To behold or witness something directly.

لعمر أبيك يا صخر بن ليلى لقد عيثرت طيرك لو تعيف — By your father's life, O Sakhr ibn Layla, you have seen your birds if you could perceive

عَثَرِيّadjective

1.
unfortunateclassical
One who is unlucky or falls into misfortune.

عَثَرِيّname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

عَثَرname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

ليث بعثر يصطاد الرجال — A lion in 'Athr hunts men

عُثَارnoun

1.
ulcerclassical
A persistent sore or ulcer.

عَثِيرَةnoun

1.
dust stormclassical
A strong wind carrying dust; dust storm.

ترى لهم حول الصقعل عثيرة — You see a dust storm around the battlefield

عَثَرَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen.

Parallel reading

وقد عثر في ثوبه

And he stumbled in his garment

وخرج يتعثر في أذياله

And he went out stumbling in his trailing garments

وعثر به فرسه فسقط

And his horse stumbled with him and he fell

عثر الرجل يعثر عثرة

A man stumbles, he stumbles a stumble

عثر الفرس عثارا

A horse stumbles a stumbling

عثر جده، يعثر ويعثر: تعس

His grandfather stumbled, he stumbles and stumbles: he became unfortunate

وأعثره الله تعالى

And God made him unfortunate

وعثره تعثيرا

And He caused him to stumble

فخرجت أعثر في مقادم جبتي

So I went out stumbling in the front of my cloak

والعاثور: المهلكة من الأرضين

And the 'athoor: the destructive place of lands

وبلدة كثيرة العاثور

And a land full of destruction

لقيت منه عاثورا، وعثارا، أي شدة

I encountered from him a hardship, and a misfortune, meaning severity

وقعوا في عاثور شر، أي في اختلاط من الشر وشدة

They fell into a pit of evil, meaning a mix of evil and severity

يقال للمتورط: وقع في عاثور، أي مهلكة

It is said to the one who falls into trouble: he fell into a pitfall, meaning a place of destruction

عثر على سر الرجل يعثر عثورا وعثرا: اطلع

He stumbled upon the man's secret, he stumbles, a discovery and a stumbling: he became aware

وكذالك أعثرنا عليهم

And thus We made them known to them

فإن عثر على أنهما استحقآ إثما

Then if it is discovered that they have incurred sin

عثر الرجل يعثر عثورا، إذا هجم على أمر لم يهجم عليه غيره

A man stumbles, he stumbles a discovery, if he comes upon a matter that no one else has come upon

عثر العرق يعثر عثرا: ضرب

A vein strikes, it strikes a strike: it hits

العثير، كحذيم: التراب

Al-'utheer, like Hudhaym: dust

ترى لهم حول الصقعل عثيرة

You see around the battlefield a dust storm

ما رأيت له أثرا ولا عثيرا

I saw no trace of him nor any dust

ما له أثر ولا عثير

He has no trace and no dust

لعمر أبيك يا صخر بن ليلى لقد عيثرت طيرك لو تعيف

By your father's life, O Sakhr ibn Layla, you have seen your birds if you could perceive

ما كان بعلا أو عثريا ففيه العشر

Whatever is watered by rain or is 'uthri, it has the tithe

جاء فلان عثريا

So-and-so came 'uthri (meaning empty-handed)

ليث بعثر يصطاد الرجال

A lion in 'Athr hunts men

من خادر من ليوث الأسد مسكنه ببطن عثر غيل دونه غيل

From a lair of lions, its dwelling is in the belly of 'Athr, a valley guarded by a valley

ألا ليت شعري هل أبيتن ليلة وذكرك لا يسري إلي كما يسري وهل يدع الواشون إفساد بيننا وحفر الثأى العاثور من حيث لا ندري

Oh, I wish I knew if I would spend a night and your memory would not reach me as it reaches, and if the gossips would leave our separation and digging the pitfall 'athoor from where we do not know

أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم مر بأرض تسمى عثرة أو عفرة أو غدرة فسماها خضرة

That the Prophet, peace be upon him, passed by a land called 'Athrah, or 'Afrah, or Ghadrah, and he named it Khadrah

أعثر به عند السلطان

He was slandered before the Sultan

لا تبدأهم بالعثرة

Do not begin with them by war

فهل تفعل الأعداء إلا كفعلهم هوان السراة وابتغاء العوائر

Do the enemies do anything but their deed: the humiliation of the nobles and the seeking of misfortunes