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basmala.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    countable
  2. The act of uttering Bismillah.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Arabic بَسْمَلَة (basmala)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.