How do you say "to bear fruit" in Arabic?

أَثْمَرَ (athmara) — the form IV verb used of a tree putting forth or bearing fruit.

What is the difference between ثَمَرَ and أَثْمَرَ؟

ثَمَرَ (form I) is used of fruit itself becoming ripe, while أَثْمَرَ (form IV) is used of the tree putting forth or bearing fruit, and figuratively of a person's wealth becoming abundant.

أَثْمَرَ fruit in Arabic

أَثْمَرَ is how you say “fruit” in Arabic.

Root ث م ر th-m-r. verb (form IV). athmara.

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Meaning of fruit in Arabic

to put forth fruit, bear fruit (of a tree) Lexicographers differ on the exact stage: some say it denotes fruit that has appeared but is still unripe, others that it marks the tree reaching the time of bearing.
to have fruit appear that is not yet ripe said of a person, of his trees
to become abundant in wealth tropical (figurative) use, paralleling fruit-bearing
to feed someone with fruit the rarer transitive use of the verb

Example sentence

فَإِذا تمكّنت وقويت أثمرت الطَّاعَة،

If it becomes established and strong, it bears the fruit of obedience.

أَثْمَرَتْ it bears the fruit

Past-tense verb 'bore fruit'; the '-at' ending marks the feminine subject (the tree).

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How it is used

Form IV of the root ث م ر, set against the form I verb ثَمَرَ by the lexicographers: accounts differ on whether أَثْمَرَ marks a tree bearing fruit while still unripe or a tree that has reached its fruiting season. The same verb extends figuratively to a person whose wealth grows abundant, mirroring the literal sense of a tree producing fruit.

Words from the same root

ثَمَرَ form I verb: fruit ripened; or, he gathered shrubs for sheep/goats to graze
ثمّر form II verb: (of a plant) shed its blossom and set its fruit; (of a person) to make wealth increase
ثَمَرٌ fruit of trees; also, figuratively, property or wealth, or gold and silver
ثِمَارٌ fruits (plural of thamar)
مُثْمِرٌ fruit-bearing, fruitful (active participle of athmara)

Common questions

How do you say "to bear fruit" in Arabic?: أَثْمَرَ (athmara) — the form IV verb used of a tree putting forth or bearing fruit.
What is the difference between ثَمَرَ and أَثْمَرَ؟: ثَمَرَ (form I) is used of fruit itself becoming ripe, while أَثْمَرَ (form IV) is used of the tree putting forth or bearing fruit, and figuratively of a person's wealth becoming abundant.

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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).