اسم
Arabic
Etymology
From the root verb سمى (sámmā, “to name”), from Proto-Semitic *šim-.
Pronunciation
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Noun
اِسْم • (ʾism) m, plurals اسماء (ʾasmāʾ) or اسام (ʾasāmin)
- name
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- بسم الله (b-ism illāh) — in the name of God
- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (b-ism-illāh ir-raħmān ir-raħīm) — in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
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- appellation
- reputation, prestige
- (grammar) noun
Related terms
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic اِسْم (’ism), from the root verb سمى (sámmā, “to name ”), from Proto-Semitic *šim-.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
اسم (Rumi spelling isim)
- name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)
Synonyms
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic إسم ('ism), from the root verb سمى (sámmā, “to name”), from Proto-Semitic *šim-.
Noun
اسم (ism, isim)
Synonyms
- آد (ad)
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic إسم ('ism), from the root verb سمى (sámmā, “to name”), from Proto-Semitic *šim-.
Pronunciation
Noun
| Dari | اسم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | اسم |
| Tajik | исм |
اسم • (esm), plural اسمها (esm-hâ) or اسامی (asâmi)
See also
- نام (nâm)
Tunisian Arabic
Noun
اِسْمْ (ʾism) m
- name
- شِسْمِكْ ؟
- šismik
- What's your name?
- شِسْمِكْ ؟
- noun
- title
- مَا خْتَارِشْ اِسْمْ بَاهِي لِكْتَابُو
- mā ḫtāriš ʾism bāhī liktābū
- He didn't choose a good title for his book
- مَا خْتَارِشْ اِسْمْ بَاهِي لِكْتَابُو
- first name
Urdu
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit.
Adjective
اسم (asam) , Hindi spelling: असम
Etymology 2
From Arabic إسم ('ism), from the root verb سمى (sámmā, “to name”), from Proto-Semitic *šim-.
Noun
اسم • (ism) m, Hindi spelling इस्म
Synonyms
- نام (nām)