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بَاسِم
Basim
BAA-sim
“Smiling.”
About Basim
Basim is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "smiling" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-س-م meaning 'to smile'. The active participle: one who smiles — a name for a cheerful disposition.
Popular in the Levant, Iraq, and Egypt (Bassem).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Bassim, Basem, Bassem
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Basim is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Basim
- What does the name Basim mean?
- Basim (بَاسِم) means "Smiling". From the Arabic root ب-س-م meaning 'to smile'. The active participle: one who smiles — a name for a cheerful disposition.
- Is Basim a name from the Qur'an?
- Basim does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Basim a boy or a girl name?
- Basim is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Basim come from?
- Basim is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-S-M. Popular in the Levant, Iraq, and Egypt (Bassem).
- How is Basim spelled?
- Basim is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (بَاسِم) is also written Bassim, Basem, and Bassem. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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