First Adhān

Bishr

بشر

Say it BISH-r

Gladness

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Arabic root
b-sh-r
Origin
Arabic
Found in
The Companions
Also spelled
Bishr, Bishar

Meaning & source

Gladness; from a root that Ibn Fāris says means something appearing with goodness and beauty.

  • [بشر] الباء والشين والراء أصلٌ واحد: ظهور الشَّئ مع حُسْنٍ وجمال فالبَشَرة ظاهِرُ جِلْد الإنسان، ومنه بَاشَرَ الرّجُلُ المرأةَ، وذلك إفضاؤه بِبَشَرتِه إلى بَشَرتها.

    Ibn Fāris, Maqāyīs al-Lughah, root b-sh-r (vol. 1, p. 251)

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