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2 بكّر مبكت , inf. n. تَبْكِيرٌ: see 1, in three places: and see 8. You say also, بكّر إِِلَى الجُمْعَةِ (tropical:) He went forth to the [prayers of] Friday at the commencement of the time thereof. (A.) And بكّر [alone], inf. n. as above, (tropical:) He came to prayer at the commencement of its time. (K, TA.) And بكّر بِالصَّلَاةِ (tropical:) He performed the prayer at the commencement of its time: (A, Mgh, Msb, TA:) he was regardful of it, and performed it early. (TA.) And بَكِّرُوا بِصَلَاةِ المَغْرِبِ (tropical:) Perform ye the prayer of sunset at the setting of the [sun's] disc. (S.) And بَكَّرَتِ النَّخْلَةُ بِحَمْلِهَا (tropical:) [The palmtree was early with its fruit]. (A.) ― -b2- Also (tropical:) He was, or became, or went, before; preceded; had, or took, precedence; syn. تَقَدَّمَ; and so ↓ ابكر and ↓ تبكّر . (K, TA.) You say, بَكَّرْتُ فِى كَذَا (tropical:) I was, or became, or went, before, &c., in such a thing; syn. تَقَدَّمْتُ. (IJ, IB, TA.) And بكّر عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ (assumed tropical:) [He was, or became, or went, before his companions; preceded them; or had, or took, precedence of them]. (M, K.) -A2- بكّرهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ signifies جَعَلَهُ يُبَكِّرُ عَلَيْهِمْ (assumed tropical:) [He made him to be, or become, or go, before his companions; to precede them; or to have, or take, precedence of them]; and so عَلَيْهِمْ ↓ ابكرهُ . (M, K.) ― -b2- See also 4. ― -b3- بكّر الفَاكِهَةَ: see 8.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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