بشر
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بشر¹
Where it comes from
From Proto-West Semitic *baśar- (“flesh, human body”). The original meaning "flesh" was replaced by لَحْم (laḥm).
noun بَشَر · bašar · أَبْشَار · الْبَشَر
- human
- humans, humankind
noun بَشَر · bašar · بَشَرَة · أَبْشَار · الْبَشَر
- skin, outer skin, epidermis سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ / وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ / لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ / لَوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِ / عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
verb بَشَرَ · bašara · يَبْشُرُ · بَشْر · بَاشِر
- to peel, to pare
- to shave so as to render the skin visible
- to eat the ground bare
- to take (a matter) into one's own hands
noun بَشْر · bašr · الْبَشْر · بَشْرٌ
- verbal noun of بَشَرَ (bašara) (form I)
بشر²
Where it comes from
Related to بَشَر (bašar, “skin”) as rejoicement manifests itself as a complexion of the skin.
verb بَشِرَ · bašira · يَبْشَرُ · بَشَر · بَشَرَ · bašara
- to rejoice at, to become glad, to congratulate, to rejoice
بشر³
Where it comes from
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 · يُبَشِّرُ · تَبْشِير · مُبَشِّر
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to bring good news (to)
Opposite: أَنْذَرَ
- to evangelize, to preach the gospel (to)
In English
- man a human being
- human human being
- evangelize tell people about Christianity
- grate cooking: to shred by rubbing
- human being person — see also man/translations, person
- promise To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good
Talk about this word "بشر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. بشر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1 "بشر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {بشر},
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