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بصر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root بصر (baṣara) primarily relates to sight, perception, and knowledge. It encompasses the act of seeing, understanding, and being aware, as well as physical attributes like the eye, skin, and the sharpness of vision. The root also extends to geographical locations and specific types of materials.

Derived headwords

بَصَرىٰname
  1. 1.
    City in Syriaboth

    A city located in Syria, between Damascus and Medina, which was among the first regions in Syria to be conquered. Scholars have identified it as Hauran or Caesarea.

  2. 2.
    City near Baghdadboth

    A locality near Baghdad, mentioned by Yaqut in his dictionary, situated near 'Ukbara.

بَصَرِيٌّname
  1. 1.
    Relating to Busraboth

    A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from the city of Busra.

بُوصَيْرname
  1. 1.
    Villages in Egyptboth

    Four villages in Egypt, sometimes referred to with an added 'alif' as Abu Sayr. These include Abu Sayr al-Sadr in Giza, Abu Sayr al-Gharbiyya, and a town on the Nile.

أَبُوصَيْرِيٌّname
  1. 1.
    Nisba to Abu Sayrboth

    A nisba indicating origin from the village of Abu Sayr, notably associated with the poet Al-Busiri.

بَصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutclassical

    To cut, sever, or amputate. It is used metaphorically for cutting off a head.

  2. 2.
    to joinclassical

    To join the edges of two pieces of leather or fabric by sewing them together.

  3. 3.
    to open eyesclassical

    Used for a young animal, like a puppy, opening its eyes.

  4. 4.
    to cut off headclassical

    To cut off the head.

بَصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    sightboth

    The faculty of vision; the ability to see.

  2. 2.
    understandingboth

    Insight, discernment, or deep understanding.

  3. 3.
    sideclassical

    The side or direction of something; an area.

  4. 4.
    edgeclassical

    The edge or extremity of anything.

  5. 5.
    cottonclassical

    Cotton, from which a piece or patch is made.

  6. 6.
    skinboth

    Skin, especially the skin of the face.

  7. 7.
    rough stoneclassical

    Coarse or rough stone.

  8. 8.
    thickclassical

    Thickness or density, referring to layers of the sky or skin.

  9. 9.
    sticky clayclassical

    Sticky, good clay, possibly containing pebbles.

بَصِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    insightboth

    Discernment, understanding, or deep knowledge, especially in matters of faith or judgment.

  2. 2.
    patchclassical

    A piece or patch, often made of cotton, used for mending.

  3. 3.
    revengeclassical

    Vengeance or retribution for a wrong.

  4. 4.
    blood moneyclassical

    Blood money or compensation for a life taken.

بَاصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    small saddleclassical

    A small, round saddle or pack frame.

  2. 2.
    seeing lionclassical

    A lion that can spot its prey from a distance and targets it.

بَاصُورnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshclassical

    Flesh, named because it is believed to be good for and enhance eyesight.

  2. 2.
    part of saddleclassical

    A part of a saddle, consisting of wooden pieces that face similar parts on camel saddles.

مُبْصِرadjective
  1. 1.
    middleclassical

    The middle part of something, such as a garment, speech, or gait.

  2. 2.
    seeingclassical

    One who sees or has the ability to see; a lion that spots prey.

  3. 3.
    illuminatingclassical

    Illuminating or making clear, referring to the day or a sign.

أَبْصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to seeboth

    To see, perceive, or become aware of something.

  2. 2.
    to reach Basraclassical

    To arrive at the city of Basra or Kufa.

  3. 3.
    to become awareboth

    To become aware of, to gain insight into.

  4. 4.
    to informclassical

    To inform someone about what one has seen.

  5. 5.
    to lookclassical

    To look at or pay attention to someone.

تَبَصَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to contemplateboth

    To contemplate, reflect upon, or examine something carefully.

  2. 2.
    to recognizeboth

    To recognize or identify something or someone.

  3. 3.
    to become clearboth

    For something to become clear, evident, or apparent.

  4. 4.
    to discernboth

    To discern or distinguish between good and evil, or right and wrong.

بُصَارnoun
  1. 1.
    grandfatherclassical

    A grandfather, specifically mentioned as the ancestor of a companion of Badr.

بَصَرَةname
  1. 1.
    City of Basraboth

    The major city of Basra in Iraq, known for its historical significance.

  2. 2.
    White soft stoneclassical

    A type of white, soft stone, also called 'libṣir' and 'buṣra'.

  3. 3.
    Clayclassical

    Sticky, good clay, possibly containing pebbles, after which the city of Basra is named.

بَصِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    All-seeingclassical

    One of the names of God, meaning the one who sees all things, both apparent and hidden, without physical organs.

أَبُو بَصْرَةname
  1. 1.
    Companion's nameclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) for Jamīl ibn Baṣrah al-Ghaffārī, a companion.

أَبُو بَصِيرname
  1. 1.
    Companion's nameclassical

    A kunya for 'Uqbah ibn Asīd al-Thaqafī, a companion. Also used for other individuals, including some from the Shia tradition.

أَبُو بَصِيرَةname
  1. 1.
    Companion's nameclassical

    A kunya for a companion named al-Anṣārī.

أَبَاصِرname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, similar to 'Aṣāfir and 'Akhamir.

بُوصَرَاname
  1. 1.
    Village near Baghdadboth

    A village near Baghdad, from which Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Fadl al-Za'farani al-Busri hailed.

Parallel reading

ولو أعطيت من ببلاد بصرى وقنسرين من عرب وعجم
And if you were given from the lands of Busra and Qinnasrin, from Arabs and non-Arabs,
صفائح بصرى أخلصتها قيونها ومطردا من نسج داوود أحكما
The blades of Busra, its smiths have purified them, and a patterned one, masterfully made from David's weaving.
منها أبو الحسن محمد بن محمد بن محمد (بن) (خلف، الشاعر البصروي)
Among them is Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad (ibn) (Khalaf, the poet al-Busrawi).
وهي مدينة قديمة عامرة على بحر النيل، بينها وبين سمنود مسافة يسيرة
And it is an ancient, populous city on the Nile river, a short distance between it and Samannud.
فأمر به فبصر رأسه أي قطع
So he ordered about him, and his head was severed, meaning cut off.
رأيت عليه بصيرة، أي شقة ملفقة
I saw on him a patch, meaning a mended piece.
والبصر بالضم: الجانب والناحية، مقلوب عن الصبر
And 'al-baṣar' with dammah is the side and the direction, an inversion of 'al-ṣabr'.
والبصر: الحجر الغليظ، ويثلث
And 'al-baṣar' is the coarse stone, and it can be pronounced with three vowels.
والباصر، بالفتح: القتب الصغير المستدير
And 'al-bāṣir', with fatha, is the small, round saddle.
والمبصر: الوسط من الثوب، ومن المنطق، و من المشي
And 'al-mubṣir' is the middle of a garment, of speech, and of walking.
وأبصر الرجل وتبصر تبصيرا، ككون تكوينا: أتى البصرة ولكوفة، وهما البصرتان
And a man 'abṣara' and 'tabaṣṣara' with 'tabṣīran', like 'takwīnan': came to Basra and Kufa, and they are the two Basras.
وكانوا مستبصرين
And they were those who had gained insight.
بصر كل سماء مسيرة خمسمائة عام
The thickness of every sky is a journey of five hundred years.
وكان يصلي بنا صلاة البصر حتى لو أن إنسانا رمى بنبله أبصرها
And he used to lead us in the 'ṣalāt al-baṣar' (prayer of dim light) until if a person threw his arrow, he could see it.
ورأيته بين سمع الأرض وبصرها، أي بأرض خلاء، ما يبصرني ويسمع بي إلا هي
And I saw him between the hearing of the earth and its sight, meaning in a desolate land, where nothing sees me or hears me but it.
والنهار مبصرا: أي مضيئا يبصر فيه
And the day is 'mubṣiran': meaning luminous, in which one can see.
وجعلنآ ءاية النهار مبصرة
And We made the sign of the day illuminating.