مثير

Arabic

Etymology

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”).

Adjective

مُثِير • (muṯīr) (feminine مُثِيرَة‎ (muṯīra), masculine plural مُثِيرُونَ‎ (muṯīrūna), feminine plural مُثِيرَات‎ (muṯīrāt))

  1. arousing
  2. exciting
  3. provocative
  4. stimulating
  5. irritating

Declension

References

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

Noun

مُثِير • (muṯīr) m (plural مُثِيرَات‎ (muṯīrāt))

  1. stimulant
  2. irritant
  3. germ

Declension

References

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

Noun

مُثِير • (muṯīr) m (plural مُثِيرُون‎ (muṯīrūn))

  1. instigator

Declension

References

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