Etymology

basmala

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Today it means: The prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”). Full definition →

Arabic بَسْمَلَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبَسْمَلَة
  2. English todaybasmala

From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)

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