See also: تشم, پشم, and تسم

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ب س م (b-s-m)

Verb

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بَسَمَ (basama) I, non-past يَبْسِمُ‎ (yabsimu)

  1. to smile
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Prepositional phrase

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بِسْمِ (bi-smi)

  1. Alternative form of بِاسْمِ (bi-smi) used in بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi).