Arabic vocabulary
بَدْرٌBadr in Arabic
بَدْرٌ is how you say “Badr” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ب د ر (b-d-r)noun (originally a verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced badr
Meaning of Badr in Arabic
- the full moon (the moon on its fourteenth night)
- a lord, master, or chief of a people — figurative, likening a person to the full moon
- a full-grown, robust, or precocious boy — figurative, likening a boy to the full moon
- a large dish, plate, or cover
Originally a verbal noun, badr settled as the standard word for the moon at its fullest. Lane's explains the name through the root's core sense of hastening: the full moon "races" the sun, rising before it sets and setting before it rises. From that same idea of fullness and brightness the word extends figuratively to a lord or chief, and to a boy who is full-grown and vigorous.
Words from the same root
- بَدَرَto become full, as the moon
- بَادَرَto hasten, strive to be first
- اِبْتَدَرَto hasten, vie to be first
- تَبَادَرَto come to mind readily, at once
- بَادِرَةٌa sudden, hasty outburst
Common questions
- How do you say "full moon" in Arabic?
- بَدْرٌ (badr) — literally the moon on its fourteenth night, when it is complete.
- Why is the full moon called بدر in Arabic?
- Per Lane's Lexicon, it is said to hasten to rise before the sun sets and to set before the sun rises, tying the name to the root's sense of hastening.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
فبينا عمر في نفر من المسلمين يتحدثون عن يوم بدر،
While Umar was among a group of Muslims discussing the Day of Badr,
بَدْرٍ — Badr. Proper name (Badr); the '-in' ending — the 'of…' word: 'of Badr'.
From: Early Converts to Islam →قال وهو الذي حزرنا يوم بدر
He said: He is the one who estimated our numbers on the Day of Badr.
بَدْرٍ — Badr. Proper name (Badr); the '-in' ending — 'of Badr'.
From: Early Converts to Islam →
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