Arabic for smile

basama
ﺑَﺴَﻤَﺔ
smile – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﺑَﺴَﻤَﺔ means smile. It is pronounced basama.

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The Arabic word word for smile can also be conjugated:

basamaat
ﺑَﺴَﻤَﺎﺕ
smile – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word smile consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written and pronounced b, sin that is written and pronounced s and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word smile letter by letter

ﺑَﺴَﻤَﺔ
ﺑـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺔ
 
beh
b
sin
s
mim
m
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for smile consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺑَﺴَﻤَﺔ and pronounced basama.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for smile

fa3ala becomes basama

We have seen that the Arabic word for smile is written ﺑَﺴَﻤَﺔ and pronounced basama. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are b, s and m, the word becomes basama.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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