بكر

2 بكّر مبكت , inf. n. تَبْكِيرٌ: see 1, in three places: and see 8. You say also, بكّر اـِلَى الجُمْعَةِ (tropical:) He went forth to the [ prayers of ] Friday at the commencement of the time thereof. (A.) And بكّر [alone], inf. n. as above, (tropical:) He came to prayer at the commencement of its time. (K, TA.) And بكّر بِالصَّلَاةِ (tropical:) He performed the prayer at the commencement of its time: (A, Mgh, Msb, TA:) he was regardful of it, and performed it early. (TA.) And بَكِّرُوا بِصَلَاةِ المَغْرِبِ (tropical:) Perform ye the prayer of sunset at the setting of the [ sun's ] disc. (S.) And بَكَّرَتِ النَّخْلَةُ بِحَمْلِهَا (tropical:) [ The palmtree was early with its fruit ]. (A.) ― -b2- Also (tropical:) He was, or became, or went, before; preceded; had, or took, precedence; syn. تَقَدَّمَ; and so ↓ ابكر and ↓ تبكّر. (K, TA.) You say, بَكَّرْتُ فِى كَذَا (tropical:) I was, or became, or went, before, &c., in such a thing; syn. تَقَدَّمْتُ. (IJ, IB, TA.) And بكّر عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ (assumed tropical:) [ He was, or became, or went, before his companions; preceded them; or had, or took, precedence of them ]. (M, K.) -A2- بكّرهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ signifies جَعَلَهُ يُبَكِّرُ عَلَيْهِمْ (assumed tropical:) [ He made him to be, or become, or go, before his companions; to precede them; or to have, or take, precedence of them ]; and so عَلَيْهِمْ ↓ ابكرهُ. (M, K.) ― -b2- See also 4. ― -b3- بكّر الفَاكِهَةَ: see 8.