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An-Nisa · 4:138
Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment -
Sahih International
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بَشِّرِ
bashiri
Give tidings
Word breakdown
بَشِّرِ
Fi'l · VerbGive tidings
Rootبشرb$r
to give good news, human being
123× in the Quran · Common
LemmaبُشِّرَVerb (form II) - to give glad tidings
Grammar rules
Command verb
بَشِّرِ (Give tidings) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form II — intensified
بَشِّرِ (Give tidings) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV