Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basmala

/ˈbæsˌmɑlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bas-mala
IPA: /ˈbæsˌmɑlə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable

noun

The act of uttering Bismillah.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of basmala.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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)..."
"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..."
"It is sunnat to say the Basmala when beginning to perform an ablution, to eat, to drink and to do any useful work."

Etymology

From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: بَسْمَلَة, س م و

Usage

Inflected Forms

basmalas (plural) basmalah (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce basmala?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæsˌmɑlə/.
What does basmala mean?: The prepositional phrase بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm, “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate”).
Where does basmala come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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