بَدْرٌ Badr in Arabic
بَدْرٌ is how you say “Badr” in Arabic.
Root ب د ر b-d-r. noun (originally a verbal noun / maṣdar). badr.
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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
Example sentence
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'.
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How it is used
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
- بَدَرَ to become full, as the moon
- بَادَرَ to hasten, strive to be first
- اِبْتَدَرَ to hasten, vie to be first
- تَبَادَرَ to come to mind readily, at once
- بَادِرَةٌ a sudden, hasty outburst
More example sentences
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'.
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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).