أَثَّرَimpacted

Example sentences

• وكم من واعظ مفوه قد أبكى وأثر في الحاضرين تلك الساعة،

  And how many eloquent preachers have moved the attendees to tears at that moment,

  وَأَثَّرَ — and affected. A Form II verb (with a doubled middle letter) meaning 'left a mark on / influenced', in the past. The doubling intensifies and makes it transitive, so it reaches out to affect others. It pairs with the preposition coming next to show whom it affected.

  From: Sincere Preaching →

• فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ،

  When the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was on a mat that had an indentation on its side,

  أَثَّرَ — left an indentation. A past verb 'left a mark / made an impression', single-thing subject (the mat) built in; with 'already' it reads as 'had imprinted'. It heads the clause describing the mat.

  From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →