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basmala^¹

/ˈbæsˌmɑlə/
/ˈbɑs-/

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From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)

noun basmalas · Basmala · basmalah · Basmalah

countable The prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”). The basmala, also known as the tasmiya, is an Arabic word for the phrase bi- smillah ir-rahman ir-rahim, “In the name of God most compassionate, most merciful.” This is the first verse of the Quran; it begins all of its chapters but one (Q9)...
uncountable The act of uttering Bismillah.

Basmala^²

noun Basmalas

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of basmala It is sunnat to say the Basmala when beginning to perform an ablution, to eat, to drink and to do any useful work.

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@misc{basmala_2026,
  title = {basmala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basmala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}