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بسم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of smiling, ranging from a slight smile to more pronounced laughter. It also extends to the physical location of the smile, the mouth or teeth, and describes individuals who smile frequently.

Derived headwords

بَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    from the verb class of 'daraba'both

    from the verb class of 'daraba'

يَبْسِمُverb
  1. 1.
    to smileboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to smile'.

بَسْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a smileboth

    The act or instance of smiling.

بَاسِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    active participle of basamaboth

    active participle of basama

اِبْتَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    verbboth

    verb

تَبَسَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    verbboth

    verb

التَّبَسُّمُnoun
  1. 1.
    less than laughterboth

    less than laughter

مَبْسِمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mouthboth

    The mouth, specifically referring to the place where one smiles.

  2. 2.
    teethclassical

    The teeth, as they are revealed when smiling.

مِبْسَامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    one who smiles a lotboth

    one who smiles a lot

بَسَّامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    one who smiles a lotboth

    one who smiles a lot

Parallel reading

التبسم: دون الضحك.
Smiling: less than laughter.
يقال: بسم بالفتح يبسم بسما فهو باسم، وابتسم وتبسم.
It is said: 'basama' (with fatha) 'yabsamu' 'basman', so he is 'basim', and 'ibtassama' and 'tabassama'.
والمبسم: الثغر، مثال المجلس من جلس يجلس.
And 'al-mabsam': the mouth, like 'al-majlis' from 'jalasa' 'yajlisu'.
ورجل مبسام وبسام: كثير التبسم.
And a man 'mibsām' and 'bassām': one who smiles a lot.