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basmala

/ˈbæsˌmɑlə/

basmala noun: the prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”).

Noun (1)

basmala (countable and uncountable, plural basmalas)

  1. (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)...2009, Juan Eduardo Campo, Encyclopedia of Islam, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 94
    • But only Kufa and Mecca counted the basmala in al-Fatiha as verse 1, whereas the readers of Basra, Damascus and Medina did not count the basmala as a separate verse but achieved the number of seven verses by subdividing other...2006, Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 116
  2. (uncountable) The act of uttering Bismillah.

Noun (2) capitalized: Basmala

Basmala (countable and uncountable, plural Basmalas)

  1. (alternative) 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.2003, M. Sıddık Gümüş, Endless Bliss

Forms of basmala

pluralbasmalas
alternative formBasmala
alternative formbasmalah
alternative formBasmalah
pluralBasmalas

Origin of basmala

From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)

Questions about basmala

What does basmala mean?
Basmala means the prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”).
What part of speech is basmala?
Basmala is a noun.
How do you pronounce basmala?
Basmala is pronounced /ˈbæsˌmɑlə/.
What is the plural of basmala?
The plural of basmala is basmalas.

Words near basmala in the dictionary

  1. Basler
  2. Baslers
  3. Baslow
  4. Baslow and Bubnell
  5. Basmachi
  6. basmala
  7. basmalah
  8. basmalas
  9. basmati
  10. basmati rice
  11. basmati rices

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