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بسمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the utterance of the Basmala, the Islamic phrase 'In the name of God'. It encompasses the act of saying this phrase, often as a prelude to an action.

Derived headwords

بَسْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to say 'Bismillah'both

    To utter the Islamic phrase 'Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim' (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). This is often done before commencing an action.

بَسْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    saying 'Bismillah'both

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

Parallel reading

قال: بسم الله.
He said: 'In the name of God.'