Arabic word sheet
أَبْصَرَ
to see, to catch sight of
- Type
- verb
- Root
- ب ص ر
Meaning and usage
to see, to catch sight of
To see a thing with one's own eyes. Said when one names what the eye has fallen on, and also of turning one's eyes towards a thing to try to make it out.
أَبْصَرَ رَامِي طَائِرًا عَلَى الشَّجَرَةِ.
Rami saw a bird on the tree.
to realise, to see clearly
By image, to grasp a thing with the mind as plainly as if one saw it.
أَبْصَرَ سَامِي خَطَأَهُ بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ.
Sami realised his mistake after the lesson.
Word family
What the root means ب ص ر
The root carries the idea of eyesight. From it come sight, the one who sees, to have sight, to look closely, and to see one another.
sight
بَصَرٌ
sighted, clear-sighted
بَصِيرٌ
to have sight, to see
بَصُرَ
to look closely at
تَبَصَّرَ
to see one another
تَبَاصَرَ
Synonyms
Opposites
to be blind
عَمِيَ