Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَثَارَةٌ

Root: اثر

Full Definition

أَثَارَةٌ : see أَثَرٌ. You say, سَمِنَتِ الإبِلُ عَلَى أَثَارَةٍ, or على أَثَارَةٍ مِنْ شَحْمٍ, The camels acquired fat, upon, or after, remains of fat. And غَضِبَ عَلَي أَثَارَةٍ قِبْلَ ذَاكَ He became angry the more, having been angry before that. And أَغْضَبَنِي فُلَانٌ عَلَى أَثَارَةِ غَضَبٍ Such a one angered me when anger yet remained in me. And أَثَارَةٌ مِنْ عِلْمٍ, and أَثَرَةٌ , and أُثْرَةٌ , or , the first of which is the most approved, and is [originally] an Verbal.Noun, [see أَثَرَ الآحَدِيثَ,] signify A remain, or relic, of knowledge, transmitted, or handed down, from the former generations: or what is transmitted, or handed down, of knowledge: or somewhat transmitted from the writings of the former generations: by the knowledge spoken of [in the Kur ubi suprà] is meant that of writing, which was given to certain of the prophets.


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