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بُشْرَى
Bushra
BUSH-ra
“Good news, glad tidings.”
About Bushra
Bushra is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "good news, glad tidings" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-ش-ر meaning 'to bring good news'. The Qur'an uses 'bushra' for joyful tidings.
Common across Arab and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Bushrah
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Bushra is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Bushra
- What does the name Bushra mean?
- Bushra (بُشْرَى) means "Good news, glad tidings". From the Arabic root ب-ش-ر meaning 'to bring good news'. The Qur'an uses 'bushra' for joyful tidings.
- Is Bushra a name from the Qur'an?
- Bushra does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Bushra a boy or a girl name?
- Bushra is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Bushra come from?
- Bushra is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-Sh-R. Common across Arab and South Asian families.
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