أَثْمَر bear fruit in Arabic
أَثْمَر is how you say “bear fruit” in Arabic.
Root ث م ر th-m-r. verb (form IV). athmara.
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Meaning of bear fruit in Arabic
- to bear fruit said of a tree
- to put forth fruit while still unripe some lexicographers reserve this form for unripe fruit
- to become abundant in wealth figurative, said of a person's property
- to feed someone fruit less common, transitive use
Example sentence
مِثَال تولد الطَّاعَة ونموها وتزايدها كَمثل نواة غرستها فَصَارَت شَجَرَة ثمَّ أثمرت فَأكلت ثَمَرهَا وغرست نَوَاهَا،
The example of the birth, growth, and increase of obedience is like a seed you plant, which becomes a tree, then it bears fruit, and you eat its fruit and plant its seeds,
أَثْمَرَتْ it bears fruit
Past-tense verb 'bore fruit'; the '-at' ending marks the feminine subject (the tree) — 'it bore fruit'.
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How it is used
Used literally of a tree producing fruit, and figuratively (a "tropical" sense in Lane) of a person's wealth growing abundant. Lexicographers differ on whether it marks unripe fruit, ripe fruit, or simply the onset of fruit-bearing, so context decides the shade of meaning.
Words from the same root
- ثَمَرَ to ripen; become fruit-bearing
- ثَمَرٌ fruit; also wealth or property
- ثِمَارٌ fruits, the produce of trees
- مُثْمِرٌ fruit-bearing, fruitful
- ثمّر to make wealth grow, increase
More example sentences
فَكلما أثمر مِنْهَا شَيْء جنيت ثمره وغرست نَوَاه
So whenever something from it bears fruit, you harvest its fruit and plant its seeds.
أَثمرَ bears fruit
Past-tense verb 'bore fruit', 'he/it' form.
Common questions
- How do you say "bear fruit" in Arabic?
- أَثْمَر (athmara) — the form IV verb meaning a tree bears or puts forth fruit.
- Does أَثْمَر only mean literal fruit-bearing?
- No — it is also used figuratively for a person becoming abundant in wealth or property.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).