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touched in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mutaʾaththir
- Arabizi
mota2ther- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- مُتَأَثِّرُون mutaʾaththirūn
- Root
- أ ث ر
Other meanings
- مُتَأَثِّر mutaʾaththir — affected · affected
- لَمَسَ lamasa — touched · touched
How to use it
When 'touched' means emotionally affected, use 'muta'aththir' (متأثر). If it means physically touched, use the verb 'lamasa' (لمس) or its derivatives.
Example sentences
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كان الرجل متأثراً بالقصة.
kāna ar-rajulu mutaʾaththiran bil-qiṣṣah.
The man was touched by the story.
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لمس الطفل الكرة بيده.
lamasa aṭ-ṭiflu al-kurata bi-yadihi.
The child touched the ball with his hand.
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تأثرت كثيراً بكلامك.
taʾaththartu kathīran bi-kalāmik.
I was very touched by your words.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Her kindness touched me.
أثّر فيّ لطفها.
Touched by good, he is ungenerous.
« وإذا مسه الخير منوعا » وقت مس الخير أي المال لحق الله منه.
Touched by adversity, he is fretful.
« إذا مسه الشر جزوعا » وقت مس الشر.
Very nervous when touched by misfortune.
« إذا مسه الشر جزوعا » وقت مس الشر.
No man or jinn ever touched them before.
« لم يطمثهن إنس قبلهم » قبل أزواجهن « ولا جان ».
Their feet, too, have touched the ground.
فقد لمست أقدامهم أيضاً الأرض.
Whom no human has touched before, nor jinn.
« لم يطمثهن إنس قبلهم » قبل أزواجهن « ولا جان ».
Which turned everything it touched to ashes.
« ما تذر من شيء » نفس أو مال « أتت عليه إلا جعلته كالرميم » كالبالي المتفتت.
George: There were many things that touched me.
جورج: هناك الكثير من الأشياء التي أثرت في.
Neither human nor jinn will have touched them before.
« لم يطمثهن إنس قبلهم » قبل أزواجهن « ولا جان ».
Africa’s agricultural potential has barely been touched.
أما الطاقات الزراعية الأفريقية فإنها لم تُمَس إلا بالكاد.
He touched my mouth with it, and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven."
ومس بها فمي وقال ان هذه قد مست شفتيك فانتزع اثمك وكفر عن خطيتك
Questions and answers
How do I say 'I was touched by your kindness'?
You can say 'تأثرتُ بلطفك' (ta'aththartu bi-lutfik).
Is 'muta'aththir' always positive?
Not necessarily. It can mean affected in any way, but often implies a positive emotional response in contexts like 'touched by a story'.
Related words and expressions
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