bismillah
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bismillah¹
interjection
- Alternative letter-case form of Bismillah Finally, the boy told the king that he would succeed only if he gathered all his citizens as witnesses, declared bismillah rab al-gholam—“in the name of Allah, the God of this boy”—and fired an arrow.
Bismillah²
- /ˌbɪsmɪˈlɑː/
- /bɪsˈmɪlə/
Where it comes from
From Arabic بِاسْمِ اللّٰه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”)
interjection bismillah
- In the name of Allah! Used in belief of blessing the speaker's imminent action, especially prior to eating and drinking; sometimes used as an apotropaic. ‘Bismillah!’ he exclaimed. ‘I call all here to witness that Rashîd, the son of Ali, called the Fair, is free henceforth to go what way he chooses.’
- The basmala; the phrase Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim (“in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate”). In Bismillah, Allah has chosen to mention only two of His attributes, Rahman and Rahim, out of all His numerous attributes and the verse does not mention any other Divine attribute;...
proper noun
- A male given name from Arabic بِاسْمِ اللَّه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”). It was only at the age of six years when Bismillah was sent to Varanasi to stay with his maternal uncle, Ali Baksh, who himself was a great musician and played shehnai in the premises of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
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title = {bismillah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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