بشر

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See also: پسر, تشر, تسر, and بسر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ش ر (b-š-r), from Proto-Semitic *baśar- (flesh, human body).

Noun

بَشَر (bašarm (dual بَشَرَانِ (bašarāni), plural بَشَر (bašar) or أَبْشَار (ʔabšār))

  1. human
  2. (collective) humans, humankind
Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Persian: بشر (bašar)

Noun

بَشَر (bašarm (collective, singulative بَشَرَة f (bašara), plural أَبْشَار (ʔabšār))

  1. skin, outer skin, epidermis
Declension

Verb

بَشَرَ (bašara) I, non-past يَبْشُرُ‎ (yabšuru)

  1. to peel, to pare
  2. to shave so as to render the skin visible
  3. (of locusts) to eat the ground bare
  4. to take (a matter) into one's own hands
Conjugation

Noun

بَشْر (bašrm

  1. verbal noun of بَشَرَ (bašara) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 2

From the root ب ش ر (b-š-r). Related to بَشَر (bašar, skin) as rejoicement manifests itself as a complexion of the skin.

Verb

بَشِرَ (bašira) I, non-past يَبْشَرُ‎ (yabšaru)
بَشَرَ (bašara) I, non-past يَبْشِرُ‎ (yabširu)

  1. to rejoice at, to become glad, to congratulate, to rejoice
Conjugation

Noun

بَشَر (bašarm

  1. verbal noun of بَشِرَ (bašira) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of بَشَرَ (bašara) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 3

Causative of بَشِرَ (bašira, to rejoice at). Religious sense is a literal translation of Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō), from εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, good news, gospel). Cognate with Hebrew בִּשֵׂר (bisér, biśśēr, to bring good news).

Verb

بَشَّرَ (baššara) II, non-past يُبَشِّرُ‎ (yubašširu)

  1. to bring good news (to)
    Antonym: أَنْذَرَ (ʔanḏara)
  2. (Christianity) to evangelize, to preach the gospel (to)
Conjugation

Ottoman Turkish

Pronunciation

Adverb

بشر (beşer)

  1. distributive of بش (beş): five each

Descendants


Persian

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Etymology

From Arabic بَشَر (bašar).

Noun

بشر (bašar)

  1. human
  2. humankind

Derived terms