The triliteral root bā kāf rā (ب ك ر) occurs 12 times in the Quran, in three derived forms:
- twice as the noun ib'kār (إِبْكَٰر)
- three times as the nominal bik'r (بِكْر)
- seven times as the nominal buk'rat (بُكْرَة)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (3:41:20) wal-ib'kāri | and (in) the morning | وَاذْكُرْ رَبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ |
| (40:55:12) wal-ib'kāri | and the morning | وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ |
Nominal
(1) Adjective
| (2:68:17) bik'run | young | قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَا فَارِضٌ وَلَا بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ |
| (66:5:17) wa-abkāran | and virgins | عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ مُسْلِمَاتٍ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ قَانِتَاتٍ تَائِبَاتٍ عَابِدَاتٍ سَائِحَاتٍ ثَيِّبَاتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا |
(2) Noun
| (56:36:2) abkāran | virgins | فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا |
Nominal
(1) Time adverb
| (19:11:10) buk'ratan | (in) the morning | فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ سَبِّحُوا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا |
| (19:62:10) buk'ratan | morning | وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا |
| (25:5:8) buk'ratan | morning | وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا |
| (33:42:2) buk'ratan | morning | وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا |
| (48:9:7) buk'ratan | morning | لِتُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا |
| (76:25:4) buk'ratan | morning | وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا |
(2) Noun
| (54:38:3) buk'ratan | early | وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُسْتَقِرٌّ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
