بكّر

, verbal noun تَبْكِيرٌ: see 1, in three places: and see 8. You say also, بكّر إِلَى الجُمْعَةِ (tropical:) He went forth to the [prayers of] Friday at the commencement of the time thereof. (A.) And بكّر [alone], verbal noun 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.)

Also (tropical:) He was, or became, or went, before; preceded; had, or took, precedence; synonym 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; synonym 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.)

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.)