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بَسْمَة
Basma
BAS-mah
“A smile.”
About Basma
Basma is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "a smile" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-س-م meaning 'to smile'. Refers to a single smile.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Basmah
Root letters
ب س مB-S-M
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Basma is one such word.
How to say it
BAS·mah
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Basma
- What does the name Basma mean?
- Basma (بَسْمَة) means "A smile". From the Arabic root ب-س-م meaning 'to smile'. Refers to a single smile.
- Is Basma a name from the Qur'an?
- Basma 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 Basma a boy or a girl name?
- Basma is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Basma come from?
- Basma is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-S-M.
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