Girl name · Arabic
بصيرة
Basira name meaning
ba-SEE-rah
“Insight; mental perception; firm belief”
About the name
GenderGirl
OriginArabic
In the Qur'anSurah Yusuf (12:108)
Questions parents ask
What does Basira mean?
Basira (بصيرة) means “Insight; mental perception; firm belief”.
How do you pronounce Basira?
Basira is pronounced ba-SEE-rah.
Is Basira a boy's or a girl's name?
Basira is a girl's name.
Is Basira in the Qur'an?
Yes. The word appears in the Qur'an, for example in Surah Yusuf (12:108).
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “Mental perception; the perceptive faculty of the mind; knowledge; understanding; intelligence”. See the entry ↗