Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
بعثر
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root بعثر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root بعثر (baʿthara) means to uncover, raise, or bring forth what is hidden, like treasures from graves. It also means to scatter, disperse, or turn things over, and to examine or search for news.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-ʿ-th-r
Listen: بُعْثِرَ 100:9
Root letters: ب — ع — ث — ر

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root بعثر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root بعثر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (2)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 100:9 Verb
أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattere
The Cleaving, The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart 82:4 Verb
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the [contents of] graves are scattered

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بُعْثِرَ buʿthira Verb
بُعْثِرَتْ buʿthirat Verb