basmala
The prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمThe prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”).
» Sami never starts eating without reciting the Basmala.
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2 senses(countable)The prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”).
(uncountable)The act of uttering Bismillah.
Examples
1 sentencesSami never starts eating without reciting the Basmala.
Origin
From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)
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Forms
plural: basmalasLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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