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بَحْر

sea

Noun · masculineRoot ب-ح-ر

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Plural
بِحَار
Other plurals
بُحُور، أَبْحُر
Verbal noun of
بَحَرَ

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form IV
أَبْحَرَ
to sail
Noun
إِبْحَار
setting sail
Noun
بَحَّار
seaman
Verb · Form V
تَبَحَّرَ
to enlarge oneself

بَحْر in English

Noun · masculine

Verbal noun of بَحَرَ: the act or idea of the verb.

  1. sea
    فِي الصَّيْفِ، نُحِبُّ قِضَاءَ وَقْتٍ مُمْتَعٍ عَلَى شَوَاطِئِ الْبَحْرِ.In the summer, we love spending enjoyable time on the seashore.
  2. large river
  3. a noble or great man (possessed of a sea of knowledge, experience and wisdom)
  4. poetic meter

Word origin

From Proto-West Semitic *baḥr- (“sea”).

Words from the root ب-ح-ر

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

أَبْحَرَ · present يُبْحِرُ
Form IV · Causative

to sail, to travel by sea

إِبْحَار
Verbal noun
setting sail
مُبْحِر
Active participle
مُبْحَر
Passive participle
تَبَحَّرَ · present يَتَبَحَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to enlarge oneself, to become ample, to become abundant; to delve into, to get concerned with, to get thoroughly involved

تَبَحُّر
Verbal noun
مُتَبَحِّر
Active participle
اِسْتَبْحَرَ · present يَسْتَبْحِرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to enlarge oneself, to become spacious, to become ample, to become abundant; to delve into, to get concerned with, to get thoroughly involved in; to study thoroughly

اِسْتِبْحَار
Verbal noun
مُسْتَبْحِر
Active participle
مُسْتَبْحَر
Passive participle
بَحْر
Noun · m.
sea
بَحَّار
Noun · m.
seaman

بَحْر: plural and other forms

Singularبَحْر
Pluralبِحَار
Alternative pluralsبُحُور، أَبْحُر

بَحْر in a sentence

Dictionary examples

sea

فِي الصَّيْفِ، نُحِبُّ قِضَاءَ وَقْتٍ مُمْتَعٍ عَلَى شَوَاطِئِ الْبَحْرِ.In the summer, we love spending enjoyable time on the seashore.

From a fully vowelled text

وَهَاجَ الْبَحْرُ مِنْ رِيحٍ عَظِيمَةٍ تَهُبُّ.And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.John 6:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ طُولُهُ، وَأَعْرَضُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ.The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.Job 11:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
الْبَحْرُ رَآهُ فَهَرَبَ. الأُرْدُنُّ رَجَعَ إِلَى خَلْفٍ.The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.Psalms 114:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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