بَشِيرٌ
Root: بشر
Full Definition
بَشِيرٌ
i. q.
مُبَشِّرٌ , [and so
بَشُورٌ , as will be seen by an ex. in what follows,] One who announces to a people [or person] an event, either good or evil; but meaning the former oftener than the latter: [an announcer of a joyful event, or joyful events: one who rejoices another, or others, by an annunciation:] pl. بُشَرَآءُ and بُشُرٌ, (TA in art. نشر,) or this is pl. of
بَشُورٌ . It is said in the Kur [vii. 55], وَ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرْسِلُ
ٱلرِّيَاحَ بُشُرًا, and بُشْرًا, and
بُشْرَى , and بَشْرًا; [accord. to different readings, meaning
def.2 Also Goodly; beautiful; elegant in form or features; applied to a man, and to a face: fem. with ة; applied to a woman, and to a she-camel; and meaning, when applied to a she-camel, neither emaciated nor fat: or, accord. to Aboo-Hilál, neither of generous nor of ignoble breed: or, as some say, half-fattened: pl. of the fem. بَشَائِرُ: and مَبْشُورَةٌ signifies beautiful in make and colour; applied to a girl.
def.2 Also Goodly; beautiful; elegant in form or features; applied to a man, and to a face: fem. with ة; applied to a woman, and to a she-camel; and meaning, when applied to a she-camel, neither emaciated nor fat: or, accord. to Aboo-Hilál, neither of generous nor of ignoble breed: or, as some say, half-fattened: pl. of the fem. بَشَائِرُ: and مَبْشُورَةٌ signifies beautiful in make and colour; applied to a girl.
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