ب-ص-ر Arabic Root

A2adjective

بَصِيرٌ

baṣīr

all-seeing

Example

وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ

wallāhu baṣīrun bil-ʿibād

And Allah is Seeing of His servants (3:15)

Root: ب-ص-ر Quranic

Grammar

Intensive adjective (فَعِيل pattern) from بَصُرَ (to see/perceive). Related: بَصَرٌ (sight/vision), بَصِيرَةٌ (insight). Can also mean 'insightful.'

Culture

Al-Baṣīr (The All-Seeing) means God sees all actions and intentions. This name provides both comfort (God sees our good deeds) and accountability (nothing is hidden).

B1verb

بَصُرَ

baṣura

he saw / he perceived

Example

فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

fa-baṣurat bihī ʿan junubin wa-hum lā yashʿurūn

And she watched him from a distance while they perceived not (28:11)

Root: ب-ص-ر Quranic

Grammar

Form I verb. Past: بَصُرَ/بَصِرَ, Present: يَبْصُرُ. Related: بَصَرٌ (sight), بَصِيرٌ (seeing/insightful), بَصِيرَةٌ (insight). Also Form IV: أَبْصَرَ (to see clearly).

Culture

This verse describes Moses' sister watching over his basket in the Nile. The root carries both physical sight and spiritual insight.