B1noun
بَحْر
baḥr
sea
Example
نَذهَبُ إلى البَحرِ في الصَّيف.
nadhhabu ilā l-baḥri fī ṣ-ṣayf.
We go to the sea in summer.
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Arabic root
ب-ح-ر
3 words from this root family
B1noun
بُحَيرَة
buḥayra
lake
Example
جَلَسنا بِجانِبِ البُحَيرَة.
jalasnā bi-jānibi l-buḥayra.
We sat beside the lake.
A2noun
بَحْرٌ
baḥr
sea / ocean
Example
وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا
wa-huwa alladhī sakhkhara al-baḥra litaʾkulū minhu laḥman ṭariyyā
And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat (16:14)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Plural: بِحَارٌ (biḥār) or أَبْحُرٌ (abḥur). Used literally and metaphorically in the Quran.
Culture
The sea in the Quran is a sign of God's power and provision. The parting of the sea for Moses is one of the most famous Quranic narratives.