بِشَارَةٌ
Root: بشر
Full Definition
بِشَارَةٌ
; pl. بِشَارَاتٌ and بَشَائِرُ: see بُشْرَى, in three places; and see also تَبَاشِيرُ.
2 Also A gift to him who announces a joyful event; and so بُشَارَةٌ : or the latter, which is like the عُمَالَة of the عَامِل, has this signification; and so بُشْرَى ; and بِشَارَةٌ [has the same meaning accord. to common usage, but, properly,] is a subst. in the sense explained above, voce بُشْرَى. You say, أَعْطَيْتُهُ ثَوْبِى بِشَارَةً I gave him my garment as a reward for the joyful annunciation.
2 Also A gift to him who announces a joyful event; and so بُشَارَةٌ : or the latter, which is like the عُمَالَة of the عَامِل, has this signification; and so بُشْرَى ; and بِشَارَةٌ [has the same meaning accord. to common usage, but, properly,] is a subst. in the sense explained above, voce بُشْرَى. You say, أَعْطَيْتُهُ ثَوْبِى بِشَارَةً I gave him my garment as a reward for the joyful annunciation.
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