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بسمل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of reciting the Basmala, the Islamic phrase 'In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful'. It covers the verb form for saying it, the noun for the utterance itself, and related participial forms.

Derived headwords

بَسْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to say 'Bismillah'both

    To recite the phrase 'Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim' (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).

بَسْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    recitation of Basmalaboth

    The act or utterance of saying 'Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim'.

المُبَسْمِلadjective
  1. 1.
    one who recites Basmalaclassical

    Describing someone who has recited the Basmala, or is in the state of having done so.

Parallel reading

بسمل الرجل إذا كتب بسم الله
A man recited the Basmala when he wrote 'In the name of God'.
لقد بسملت ليلى غداة لقيتها
Layla recited the Basmala the morning I met her.
ويا حبذا ذاك الحبيب المبسمل
And how wonderful is that beloved one who recites the Basmala.
وبسمل إذا قال بسم الله أيضا
And he should also recite the Basmala when he says 'In the name of God'.
قد أكثرت من البسملة
You have recited the Basmala frequently.
أي من قول بسم الله
Meaning, from saying 'In the name of God'.