بصر

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sense of sight, perception, and knowledge. It extends to understanding, insight, and even physical attributes related to vision. The root also encompasses related concepts like evidence, clarity, and specific locations.

Derived headwords

البصرةnoun

1.
the faceboth
the face
2.
Basra was namedboth
Basra was named

أبصرتverb

1.
to seeboth
To perceive with the eyes; to behold something.
2.
to gain insightboth
To understand or become aware of something, often with deeper comprehension.

وأبصرت الشئ: رأيته — I saw the thing.

بصرت بما لم يبصروا به — I saw what they did not see.

البصيرadjective

1.
the opposite of blindboth
the opposite of blind

والبصير: خلاف الضرير — And the sighted: the opposite of the blind.

والبصير: العالم — And the All-knowing: the knowledgeable.

باصرتهverb

1.
to overlookclassical
To look down upon or observe something from a distance, especially from a higher vantage point.

وباصرته، إذا أشرفت تنظر إليه من بعيد — And to overlook it, when you ascend to look at it from afar.

البصرnoun

1.
the sense of sightboth
the sense of sight
2.
the side and edge of everythingboth
the side and edge of everything

والبصر: العلم — And sight: knowledge.

والبصر بالضم: الجانب والحرف من كل شئ — And al-basar (with damma): the side and the edge of everything.

بصرتverb

1.
to knowboth
To become aware of or to learn something.

وبصرت بالشئ: علمته — And I knew the thing: I learned it.

بصارةnoun

1.
knowledgeclassical
The state of being knowledgeable or insightful.

وقد بصر بصارة — And he became knowledgeable with knowledge.

التبصرnoun

1.
contemplation and recognitionboth
contemplation and recognition

والتبصر: التأمل والتعرف — And contemplation: reflection and recognition.

التبصيرnoun

1.
definition and clarificationboth
definition and clarification

والتبصير: التعريف والايضاح — And enlightenment: making known and clarification.

البصيرةnoun

1.
the argument/proofboth
the argument/proof

والبصيرة: الحجة والاستبصار في الشئ — And insight: the proof and the contemplation of a matter.

والبصيرة من الدم: ماكان على الارض — And the bloodstain from blood: what was on the ground.

البصيرة: مابين شقتي البيت، وهى البصائر — The space between the two sides of the tent, and it is the 'basa'ir'.

بصرةnoun

1.
soft white stoneclassical
A type of soft, whitish stone.

والبصرة: حجارة رخوة إلى البياض ماهى — And the 'basrah': soft stones tending towards white.

بصرnoun

1.
he went to Basraboth
he went to Basra
2.
he knewboth
he knew

يعنى طلى ريش السهم بالبصيرة، وهى الدم — Meaning, coating the fletching of the arrow with 'basirah', which is blood.

مبصرةadjective

1.
illuminatingboth
Providing light or clarity; making things visible.
2.
evidentboth
Clearly seen or understood; obvious.

فلما جاءتهم آياتنا مبصرة — And when Our signs came to them, illuminating (or evident).

المبصرةnoun

1.
the argument/proofboth
the argument/proof
2.
the illuminatingboth
the illuminating

والمبصرة، بالفتح الحجة — And al-mubsirah (with fatha): the proof.

بصرverb

1.
he went to Basraboth
he went to Basra
2.
he knewboth
he knew

بصر القوم تبصيرا، أي صاروا إلى البصرة — The people moved towards Basra, meaning they arrived at Basra.

البصرتانname

1.
Basra and Kufaboth
Basra and Kufa

والبصرتان: الكوفة والبصرة — And the two Basras: Kufa and Basra.

الاستبصارnoun

1.
insight into somethingboth
insight into something

بصائرnoun

1.
insightsboth
Plural of insight; deep understandings.
2.
bloodstainsclassical
Plural of bloodstain; marks of blood.

راحوا بصائرهم على أكتافهم — They went off with their bloodstains on their shoulders.

بصيرتيnoun

1.
my shieldclassical
Referring to a shield or breastplate, possibly derived from the idea of protection or evidence.
2.
my vengeanceclassical
The pursuit of revenge or retribution.

وبصيرتي يعدو بها عتد وأى — And my vengeance is pursued by Atid and Ay.

البصرnoun

1.
the sense of sightboth
the sense of sight
2.
the side and edge of everythingboth
the side and edge of everything

وهو خلاف خياطة الثوب قبل أن يكف — Which is contrary to sewing the edge of a garment before hemming it.

محا باصراphrase

1.
intense gazeclassical
To look at something with a sharp, focused, and intense stare.

أريته لمحا باصرا — I showed him with an intense gaze.

باصرadjective

1.
possessing sightclassical
Having the faculty of sight; seeing.

فمعنى باصر، أي ذو بصر — So the meaning of 'basir' is, one who possesses sight.

البنصرnoun

1.
the finger next to the little fingerboth
the finger next to the little finger

والبنصر: إصبع يلى الخنصر — And the ring finger: the finger next to the little finger.

البصرnoun

1.
the sense of sightboth
the sense of sight
2.
the side and edge of everythingboth
the side and edge of everything

يريد غلظها — Meaning its thickness.

بصرىname

1.
a place in Syria to which swords are attributedboth
a place in Syria to which swords are attributed

بصرى: موضع بالشام — Bosra: a place in Syria.

بصرnoun

1.
he went to Basraboth
he went to Basra
2.
he knewboth
he knew

فإذا أسقطت منه الهاء قلت بصر بالكسر — And if you drop the 'ha' from it, you say 'basar' (with kasra).

Parallel reading

البصرة: حاسة الرؤية.

Al-Basrah: the faculty of vision.

وأبصرت الشئ: رأيته.

And I saw the thing: I beheld it.

والبصير: خلاف الضرير.

And the sighted: the opposite of the blind.

وباصرته، إذا أشرفت تنظر إليه من بعيد.

And to overlook it, when you ascend to look at it from afar.

والبصر: العلم.

And al-Basar: knowledge.

وبصرت بالشئ: علمته.

And I knew the thing: I learned it.

قال الله تعالى: (بصرت بما لم يبصروا به) *.

Allah the Almighty said: (I saw what they did not see).

والتبصر: التأمل والتعرف.

And contemplation: reflection and recognition.

والتبصير: التعريف والايضاح.

And enlightenment: making known and clarification.

يعنى طلى ريش السهم بالبصيرة، وهى الدم.

Meaning, coating the fletching of the arrow with 'basirah', which is blood.

فلما جاءتهم آياتنا مبصرة.

And when Our signs came to them, illuminating.

والمبصرة، بالفتح الحجة.

And al-mubsirah (with fatha): the proof.

والبصرة: حجارة رخوة إلى البياض ماهى، وبا سميت البصرة.

And the 'basrah': soft stones tending towards white, and by this name Basra was named.

والبصرتان: الكوفة والبصرة.

And the two Basras: Kufa and Basra.

البصيرة: مابين شقتي البيت، وهى البصائر.

The space between the two sides of the tent, and it is the 'basa'ir'.

والبصيرة: الحجة والاستبصار في الشئ.

And insight: the proof and the contemplation of a matter.

وقوله تعالى: (بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة) *.

And His saying the Almighty: (Rather, man is a witness against himself).

البصيرة من الدم: ماكان على الارض.

The bloodstain from blood: what was on the ground.

راحوا بصائرهم على أكتافهم.

They went off with their bloodstains on their shoulders.

أريته لمحا باصرا.

I showed him with an intense gaze.

والبنصر: إصبع يلى الخنصر، والجمع البناصر.

And the ring finger: the finger next to the little finger, and the plural is 'banasir'.

وفى الحديث: " بصر كل سماء مسيرة كذا ", يريد غلظها.

And in the Hadith: 'The thickness of every sky is such and such a distance', meaning its thickness.

بصرى: موضع بالشام.

Bosra: a place in Syria.

صفائح بصرى أخلصتها قيونها.

Plates of Bosra, purified by their smiths.