Baṣīrah
بَصِيرَة
Say it ba-SEE-rah
Insight, clear understanding
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- b-ṣ-r
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Basira, Baseera, Basirah
Meaning & source
Insight: al-Layth, “al-baṣīrah is what the heart holds firm of faith and certainty”; others say it is keen understanding.
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قَالَ اللَّيْثُ: البَصيرة اسْمٌ لِمَا اعْتُقِدَ فِي الْقَلْبِ مِنَ الدِّينِ وَتَحْقِيقِ الأَمر
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.