بَشْر
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Also written بشر: بَشَر (human)
Highlights
Plural
أَبْشَار
Singular (one)
بَشَرَة
Most common words from the same root
بَشَر in English
Noun · masculine
- skin, outer skin, epidermis collective
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ / وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ / لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ / لَوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِ / عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَI shall cast thee into the hellfire. And what shall acquaint you with what the hellfire be? Neither does it preserve nor does it spare. Scorching the skins. Over it are nineteen [angels guarding].609–632 CE, Qur'an, 74:26-30
Word origin
From Proto-West Semitic *baśar- (“flesh, human body”). The original meaning "flesh" was replaced by لَحْم (laḥm).
Words from the root ب-ش-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
بَشَرَ
· present يَبْشُرُ
Form I · The plain action
to peel, to pare; to shave so as to render the skin visible; to eat the ground bare
بَاشِر
مَبْشُور
بَشِرَ
· present يَبْشَرُ
Form I · The plain action
to rejoice at, to become glad, to congratulate, to rejoice
بَاشَرَ
· present يُبَاشِرُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to carry out (a task); to exercise (a profession); to take (a matter) into one's own hands
اِسْتَبْشَرَ
· present يَسْتَبْشِرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to welcome, to rejoice upon, to regard as auspicious, to herald
اِسْتِبْشَار
مُسْتَبْشِر
مُسْتَبْشَر
human
بَشِير
bringer of good news
بُشْرَى
news
بَشَرِيَّة
humankind
مِبْشَرَة
grater
تَبْشِير
bringing good news
بَشَرَة
skin
مُبَاشَرَةً
directly
بِشَارَة
good news
بَشَارَة
elegance of form or features
بُشَارَة
what is pared off of skin
بُشَيْرَة
cuticle
مُبَشِّر
bringing good news
مُبَشِّر
evangelist
بَشَر: plural and other forms
| Singular | بَشَر |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَبْشَار |
| Singulative (one) | بَشَرَة |
بَشَر in a sentence
Dictionary examples
skin
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ / وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ / لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ / لَوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِ / عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَI shall cast thee into the hellfire. And what shall acquaint you with what the hellfire be? Neither does it preserve nor does it spare. Scorching the skins. Over it are nineteen [angels guarding].609–632 CE, Qur'an, 74:26-30
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