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ابْتِسَام
Ibtisam
ib-ti-SAAM
“Smiling.”
About Ibtisam
Ibtisam is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "smiling" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-س-م meaning 'to smile'. Verbal noun connoting a constant smile.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Ebtisam
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 Ibtisam is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ibtisam
- What does the name Ibtisam mean?
- Ibtisam (ابْتِسَام) means "Smiling". From the Arabic root ب-س-م meaning 'to smile'. Verbal noun connoting a constant smile.
- Is Ibtisam a name from the Qur'an?
- Ibtisam 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 Ibtisam a boy or a girl name?
- Ibtisam is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ibtisam come from?
- Ibtisam is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-S-M.
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