Abu Bakr: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
ابوبکر
أَبُو بَكْر
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Abu Bakr (ابوبکر, Arabic أَبُو بَكْر) means “father of the young camel”. It comes from the Arabic root ب ك ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ب ك ر.
- Meaning
- father of the young camel
- معنی
- جوان اونٹ کا باپ (کنیت)
Where it comes from
A kunya: abū, father of, with bakr, a young camel (Lane).
- Say it
- a-boo-bakrAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ب ك ر
- Other spellings
- Abubakar · Abu Bakar
- Known bearer
- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first caliph