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بَشَر
humankind /ˈba.ʃar/
nounA2#968 most common
Also: humans, human beings, mortals
Example sentences
نَحْنُ بَشَرٌ.
We are human.
كُلُّ البَشَرِ يُخْطِئُونَ.
All humans make mistakes.
يَحْتاجُ البَشَرُ إلى الطَّعامِ والماءِ.
Humans need food and water.
لا أحَدَ مِنَ البَشَرِ مَعْصُومٌ مِنَ الخَطَأِ.
No human is free from error.
عاشَ بَنُو البَشَرِ في كُهُوفٍ قَبْلَ آلافِ السِّنينَ.
Mankind lived in caves thousands of years ago.
إنَّ كَرامَةَ البَشَرِ حَقٌّ لا يُمكِنُ التَّنازُلُ عَنهُ.
The dignity of human beings is a right that cannot be relinquished.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَشَرٌ | بَشَرٌ |
| Genitive | بَشَرٍ | بَشَرٍ |
| Accusative | بَشَراً | بَشَراً |
| Vocative | يا بَشَرُ | يا بَشَرُ |
Word family
بَشَريّhuman
بَشَريّةhumanity, humankind
بَشَرةskin, complexion
بَشَّرَto bring good news
بِشارةgood news, glad tidings
Etymology
بَشَر comes from the Semitic root b-sh-r, which is tied to the skin and the outer surface of the body. The same root gives بَشَرة, meaning skin or complexion, and humans took their name from their bare, visible skin. A separate branch of the root carries the sense of good news, seen in بِشارة.
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