Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
بسم
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root بسم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "bsm" primarily means "to smile," a gentle, soundless laugh, less intense than full laughter.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-s-m
Listen: فَتَبَسَّمَ 27:19
Root letters: ب — س — م

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root بسم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root بسم appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Ant, The Ants 27:19 Verb
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكࣰا مِّن قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِیۤ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِیۤ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَیَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَ ٰلِدَیَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَـٰلِحࣰا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِی بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِی عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَتَبَسَّمَ fatabasama Verb