busharat

Busharat is a term used in several languages of the Middle East and South Asia, primarily as a transliteration of the Arabic word bushra, meaning "good news" or "glad tidings." In Arabic, the root associated with bringing good news appears in a variety of phrases and religious contexts, and the noun bushra denotes a message of positive tidings. In Urdu, Persian, and related languages, busharat is used as a given name and, less commonly, as a surname. When used as a personal name, it conveys the sense of bearing or bringing good news, and it is encountered in Muslim communities across South Asia and the Middle East.

The spelling busharat reflects transliteration from Arabic and may appear in several variants, including Bushra, Bushraat, or Bushara, depending on language and script (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, or Hindi). The form is more common as a first name than as a family name in contemporary usage, though there are instances of it appearing as part of compound personal names or titles.

In modern reference works, busharat is typically treated as a name element rather than a standalone noun, with the core meaning retained from the Arabic root.