بشّرهُ

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بشّرهُII the form used by the Arabs in general, Verbal.Noun تَبْشِيرٌ; and , Present.T ـُ of the dial. of Tihámeh and the adjacent parts, Verbal.Noun بَشْرٌ and بُشُورٌ and بُشْرٌ, or this last is a simple subst.; and ; and ; are syn.; originally signifying He announced to him an event which produced a change in his بَشَرَة [or complexion]: and hence, he announced to him an event which rejoiced him: so in common acceptation [when not restricted by an adjunct that denotes its having a different meaning: see بُشْرَى and an ex. below in this paragraph]: or he rejoiced him [by an annunciation]: and he announced to him an event which grieved him: [or he grieved him by an annunciation:] both these significations are proper. You say, بشّرهُ بِالأَمْرِ [generally meaning He rejoiced him by the annunciation of the event]; and بِهِ, Present.T and inf. ns. as above; &c. And بَشَّرْتُهُ بِمَوْلُودٍ [I rejoiced him by the annunciation of a new-born child]. And it is said in the Kur [iii. 20, &c.], بَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ [Grieve thou them by the annunciation, or denunciation, of a painful punishment]. You say also, of a she-camel, بَشَّرَتْ بِاللَّقَاحِ, meaning She made it known that she had begun to be pregnant.

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