بكر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being first, early, or young. It extends to virginity, the firstborn, young animals (especially camels), and the beginning or earliest part of something, including time and fruit.

Derived headwords

البِكْرnoun

1.
the virginboth
the virgin
2.
the woman who has given birth to one childboth
the woman who has given birth to one child
3.
the young male camelboth
the young male camel

أَبْكَارnoun

1.
plural of bikrboth
plural of bikr

البَكَارَةnoun

1.
verbal noun of bakrboth
verbal noun of bakr

بِكْرname

1.
plural of bakraboth
plural of bakra
2.
from the category of 'dakhala' (to come early)both
from the category of 'dakhala' (to come early)
3.
to come early (verbal noun)both
to come early (verbal noun)
4.
he came early for the need (from the category of 'dakhala')both
he came early for the need (from the category of 'dakhala')
5.
he came at any timeboth
he came at any time
6.
he hastenedboth
he hastened
7.
a decisive, unrepeated blowboth
a decisive, unrepeated blow

بَكْرِيّadjective

1.
related to Abu Bakrboth
An adjective derived from the kunya 'Abu Bakr', referring to something or someone related to him.

بُكْرَةnoun

1.
meaning earlyboth
meaning early

بِكْرَةnoun

1.
meaning earlyboth
meaning early

بُكْرnoun

1.
plural of bakraboth
plural of bakra
2.
from the category of 'dakhala' (to come early)both
from the category of 'dakhala' (to come early)
3.
to come early (verbal noun)both
to come early (verbal noun)
4.
he came early for the need (from the category of 'dakhala')both
he came early for the need (from the category of 'dakhala')
5.
he came at any timeboth
he came at any time
6.
he hastenedboth
he hastened
7.
a decisive, unrepeated blowboth
a decisive, unrepeated blow

بَكَرَاتnoun

1.
plural of bakraboth
plural of bakra

بَكَرَverb

1.
plural of bakraboth
plural of bakra
2.
from the category of 'dakhala' (to come early)both
from the category of 'dakhala' (to come early)
3.
to come early (verbal noun)both
to come early (verbal noun)
4.
he came early for the need (from the category of 'dakhala')both
he came early for the need (from the category of 'dakhala')
5.
he came at any timeboth
he came at any time
6.
he hastenedboth
he hastened
7.
a decisive, unrepeated blowboth
a decisive, unrepeated blow

بَكَرْتُverb

1.
I was earlyboth
First-person singular past tense of بَكَرَ (to be early).

أَبْكَرَverb

1.
similar in meaningboth
similar in meaning
2.
he had lunch earlyboth
he had lunch early
3.
he hastened to itboth
he hastened to it

أَبْكَرْتُverb

1.
I arrived earlyboth
First-person singular past tense of أَبْكَرَ (to arrive early).

اِبْتَكَرَverb

1.
similar in meaningboth
similar in meaning
2.
the thing: he took possession of its first partboth
the thing: he took possession of its first part
3.
he caught the sermon from its beginningboth
he caught the sermon from its beginning

بَاكَرَverb

1.
similar in meaningboth
similar in meaning

بُكُورnoun

1.
earlinessboth
The quality or state of being early.
2.
early fruitboth
The first fruits of a harvest, especially of dates.

بَاكُورَةnoun

1.
first fruitboth
The first of any kind of fruit to ripen.
2.
beginningboth
The earliest part or beginning of something.

بَاكُورَةnoun

1.
early palm treeclassical
A palm tree that bears fruit early.

بَكِيرadjective

1.
early riserboth
A person who is prompt or early in their endeavors.

ضَرْبَة بَكْرother

1.
decisive blowclassical
A decisive or cutting blow, especially in combat.

Parallel reading

البكر: العذراء، والجمع أبكار، والمصدر البكارة بالفتح.

The virgin: the maiden, and the plural is abkar, and the مصدر (verbal noun) is bakarah with fatha.

والبكر: ألمرأة التي ولدت بطنا واحدا.

And the bakr: the woman who has given birth once.

والذكر والأنثى فيه سواء.

And the male and female are the same in this regard.

وكذلك البكر من الابل.

And likewise is the bakr among the camels.

مطافيل أبكار حديث نتاجها

Pregnant with young camels, newly delivered,

البكر: الفتي من الإبل، والأنثى بكرة

The bakr: the young male camel, and the female is bakrah.

والجمع بكار مثل فرخ وفراخ، وبكارة أيضا مثل فحل وفحالة.

And the plural is bakkar like farrukh and farrakh, and bakarah also like fahl and fahlah.

البكرة بمنزلة الفتاة

The bakrah is like a young girl.

ويجمع في القلة على أبكر.

And it is collected in the small plural as abkar.

وبكرة البئر: ما يستقى عليها، وجمعها بكر بالتحريك

And the bakrah of a well: what is drawn upon, and its plural is bikr with harakah.

والبكرات شرهن الصائمة

And the bakarat (pulleys) their worst is the fasting one (that doesn't turn).

جاءوا على بكرة أبيهم، للجماعة إذا جاءوا معا ولم يتخلف منهم أحد

They came on the bakrah of their father, meaning the group if they came together and no one stayed behind.

أتيته بكرة بالضم، أي باكرا.

I came to him at bukrah (with damma), meaning early.

أتيته بكرة غير مصروف، وهي من الظروف التي لا تتمكن.

I came to him at bukrah (without tanween), and it is from the adverbs that are not fully established.

وقد بكرت أبكر بكورا، وبكرت تبكيرا، وأبكرت وابتكرت، وباكرت كله بمعنى.

And I was early (bakartu) I became early (abkaru) with bukuran, and I became early (bakartu) with tabkeeran, and I arrived early (abkartu) and I innovated (ibtakartu), and I did early (bakartu), all with the same meaning.

أبكرت على الورد إبكارا

I arrived early for the watering with ibkara.

وبكرت على الحاجة بكورا

And I was early for the need with bukura.

يقال: بكروا بصلاة المغرب، أي صلوها عند سقوط القرص.

It is said: They were early with the Maghrib prayer, meaning they prayed it when the sun disk set.

بالعشي والإبكار

In the evening and the early morning.

والباكورة: أول الفاكهة.

And the bakurah: the first of the fruit.

من بكر وابتكر

Whoever hastens and innovates/arrives early.

البكور من النخل مثل البكيرة، وهو الذي يدرك أول النخل، وجمعه بكر.

The bukūr of the date palms is like the bakeerah, which is what ripens first among the palms, and its plural is bikr.

وضربة بكر بالكسر، أي قاطعة لا تثنى.

And a darbah bikr (with kasr), meaning decisive, not repeated.

كانت ضربات على رضى الله عنه أبكار، إذا اعتلى قد وإذا اعترض قط

The blows of Ali, may God be pleased with him, were decisive (abkar), when he attacked and when he defended.