أُثْرَةٌ
1.
See أَثَارَةٌ.
2.
A mark which is made by the Arabs of the desert upon the inner [i. e. under] part of a camel's foot; as also
تَأْثُورٌ, and, according to some,
تُوءْثُورَهُ, whence one says, رَأَيْتُ أُثْرَتَهُ, and
تُوءْثُورَهُ, I saw the place of his footsteps upon the ground: (M:) or the abrasion of the inner [i. e. under] part of a camel's foot with the instrument of iron called
مِيءْثَرَة
and
تُوءْثُور, in order that his footprints may be traced. (S.) [See also أُثْرٌ.]
3.
See also أَثْرٌ.
4.
And see مَأْثُرَةٌ.
5.
Preference. (A.) You say, لَهُ عِنْدِى أُثْرَةٌ
He has a preference in my estimation. (A.) And هُوَ ذُو أُثْرَةٍ عِنْدَ الأَمِيرِ
He has a preference in the estimation of the prince, or commander. (A.) And فُلَانٌ ذُو أُثْرَةٍ عِنْدَ فُلَانٍ, (TA,) or
أَثَرَةٍ, (T,) Such a one is a favourite with such a one. (T, TA.) See also أَثَرَةٌ, in two places.
6.
أُثْرَةَ ذِى أَثِيرٍ: see اثِرٌ.