بصير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ص ر‎ (b-ṣ-r).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.sˁiːr/

Adjective

بَصِير • (baṣīr) (masculine plural بُصَرَاء‎ (buṣarāʾ) or بَصِيرُونَ‎ (baṣīrūna), feminine plural بَصِيرَات‎ (baṣīrāt) or بَصَائِر‎ (baṣāʾir) or بِصَار‎ (biṣār))

  1. well-seeing; having eyesight, seeing, sighted
    Antonym: أَعْمَى‎ (ʾaʿmā)
  2. (figuratively)
    1. clairvoyant, observant, perspicacious
    2. well-versed, conversant, informed
  3. (antiphrastically, rare) blind

Declension
Declension of adjective بَصِير (baṣīr)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَصِير
baṣīr		 الْبَصِير‎
al-baṣīr		 بَصِيرَة‎
baṣīra		 الْبَصِيرَة‎
al-baṣīra
Nominative بَصِيرٌ
baṣīrun		 الْبَصِيرُ‎
al-baṣīru		 بَصِيرَةٌ‎
baṣīratun		 الْبَصِيرَةُ‎
al-baṣīratu
Accusative بَصِيرًا‎
baṣīran		 الْبَصِيرَ‎
al-baṣīra		 بَصِيرَةً‎
baṣīratan		 الْبَصِيرَةَ‎
al-baṣīrata
Genitive بَصِيرٍ
baṣīrin		 الْبَصِيرِ‎
al-baṣīri		 بَصِيرَةٍ‎
baṣīratin		 الْبَصِيرَةِ‎
al-baṣīrati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَصِيرَيْن‎
baṣīrayn		 الْبَصِيرَيْن‎
al-baṣīrayn		 بَصِيرَتَيْن‎
baṣīratayn		 الْبَصِيرَتَيْن‎
al-baṣīratayn
Nominative بَصِيرَانِ‎
baṣīrāni		 الْبَصِيرَانِ‎
al-baṣīrāni		 بَصِيرَتَانِ‎
baṣīratāni		 الْبَصِيرَتَانِ‎
al-baṣīratāni
Accusative بَصِيرَيْنِ‎
baṣīrayni		 الْبَصِيرَيْنِ‎
al-baṣīrayni		 بَصِيرَتَيْنِ‎
baṣīratayni		 الْبَصِيرَتَيْنِ‎
al-baṣīratayni
Genitive بَصِيرَيْنِ‎
baṣīrayni		 الْبَصِيرَيْنِ‎
al-baṣīrayni		 بَصِيرَتَيْنِ‎
baṣīratayni		 الْبَصِيرَتَيْنِ‎
al-baṣīratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote‎; sound masculine plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بُصَرَاء‎‎; بَصِيرِين‎
buṣarāʾ‎; baṣīrīn		 الْبُصَرَاء‎‎; الْبَصِيرِين‎
al-buṣarāʾ‎; al-baṣīrīn		 بَصِيرَات‎‎; بَصَائِر‎‎; بِصَار‎
baṣīrāt‎; baṣāʾir‎; biṣār		 الْبَصِيرَات‎‎; الْبَصَائِر‎‎; الْبِصَار‎
al-baṣīrāt‎; al-baṣāʾir‎; al-biṣār
Nominative بُصَرَاءُ‎‎; بَصِيرُونَ‎
buṣarāʾu‎; baṣīrūna		 الْبُصَرَاءُ‎‎; الْبَصِيرُونَ‎
al-buṣarāʾu‎; al-baṣīrūna		 بَصِيرَاتٌ‎‎; بَصَائِرُ‎‎; بِصَارٌ‎
baṣīrātun‎; baṣāʾiru‎; biṣārun		 الْبَصِيرَاتُ‎‎; الْبَصَائِرُ‎‎; الْبِصَارُ‎
al-baṣīrātu‎; al-baṣāʾiru‎; al-biṣāru
Accusative بُصَرَاءَ‎‎; بَصِيرِينَ‎
buṣarāʾa‎; baṣīrīna		 الْبُصَرَاءَ‎‎; الْبَصِيرِينَ‎
al-buṣarāʾa‎; al-baṣīrīna		 بَصِيرَاتٍ‎‎; بَصَائِرَ‎‎; بِصَارًا‎
baṣīrātin‎; baṣāʾira‎; biṣāran		 الْبَصِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْبَصَائِرَ‎‎; الْبِصَارَ‎
al-baṣīrāti‎; al-baṣāʾira‎; al-biṣāra
Genitive بُصَرَاءَ‎‎; بَصِيرِينَ‎
buṣarāʾa‎; baṣīrīna		 الْبُصَرَاءِ‎‎; الْبَصِيرِينَ‎
al-buṣarāʾi‎; al-baṣīrīna		 بَصِيرَاتٍ‎‎; بَصَائِرَ‎‎; بِصَارٍ‎
baṣīrātin‎; baṣāʾira‎; biṣārin		 الْبَصِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْبَصَائِرِ‎‎; الْبِصَارِ‎
al-baṣīrāti‎; al-baṣāʾiri‎; al-biṣāri

References
  • Fischer, August (1907), “Arab. baṣīr „scharfsichtig“ per antiphrasin = „blind“”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, volume 61, pages 425–434
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