بَادِرَةٌ
Root: بدر
Full Definition
2 An intuitive knowledge, notion, or idea; or a faculty of judging rightly at the first of an unexpected occurrence; or a faculty of extemporizing; syn. بَدِيهَهٌ. You say, فُلَانُ حَسَنُ البَادِرَةِ Such a one has a good intuitive knowledge, &c.
3 The point of a sword.
4 The extremity of an arrow, next the head.
5 The head of a plant; the first part thereof from which the earth cleaves asunder.
6 The first that appears of the [plant called] حِنَّآء.
7 The leaves of the [herb called] حُوَّآءَة.
8 The best, and freshest in growth, of the [plant called] وَرْس.
9 Also, or بَوَادِرُ, which is the pl., of a man &c., The portion of flesh, or the portions thereof, between the shoulder-joint and the neck, or between the necks and the shoulderjoints: or the former, or its dual, of a man, the two portions of flesh that are above the رُغَثَاوَانِ and below the ثَنْدُوَة: or the dual, [relating to a camel, signifies] the two sides of the كِرْكِرَة [or callous lump on the breast]: or two veins on either side thereof.
10 بَوَادِرُ الخَيْلِ The first, or fore parts, (أَوَائِل,) of the horses appeared [or suddenly came in view].
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