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بسم

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Form 1بَسَمَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he smiledgenerated

1.1

See form 5, which it means the same as.

1.1.1figurative · مجازI did not taste the thingمَا بَسَمْتُ فِى الشَّىْءِ
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: see 5, with which it is syn. [Hence,] مَا بَسَمْتُ فِى الشَّىْءِ I did not taste the thing. (K, TA.)
Form 5تبسّم3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarبَسْمٌ

Core sense — he smiledgenerated

5.1he smiledابتسم
he smiledبَسَمَ

maṣdar بَسْمٌ and مَبْسَمٌ.

These verbs signify less than ضَحِكَ [so that they are properly explained by the Latin subrisit].

Or: he opened his lips like one who shows another his teeth. Or: he laughed in the slightest degree and in the most beautiful manner. Or: he laughed a little, with no sound. Or تَبَسُّمٌ is the beginning of ضَحِكٌ [or laughter].

See also ضحك.

on this sense According to Zj, it is the utmost degree of laughing of the prophets.

5.1.1figurative · مجازthe clouds showed a faint flash of lightningابتسم السَّحَابُ عَنِ البَرْقِ
the clouds showed a faint flash of lightningتبسّم عَنْهُ

The same as اِنْكَلَّ عنه.

5.1.2figurative · مجازthe extremities of the spadix, or spathe, of the palm-tree burst apartتبسّم الطَّلْعُ

طلع is the spadix, or the spathe, of the palm-tree.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 5
27:19
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَـٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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; and ابتسم ; and بَسَمَ , aor. بَسِمَ inf. n. بَسْمٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and مَبْسَمٌ ; (K, * TA;) [He smiled;] these verbs signify less than ضَحِكَ [so that they are properly explained by the Latin subrisit]: (S, Msb:) or he opened his lips like him who displays to another his teeth: (Lth, TA:) or he laughed in the least degree and in the most beautiful manner: (M, K:) or he laughed a little without any sound: (Msb:) or تَبَسُّمٌ is the beginning of ضَحِكٌ [or laughter]: (Towsheeh, and Neseem er-Riyád, in TA art. ضحك , q. v.:) accord. to Zj, it is the utmost degree of laughing of the prophets. (M.) [Hence,] ابتسم السَّحَابُ عَنِ البَرْقِ (M,) or تبسّم عَنْهُ (TA,) i. q. اِنْكَلَّ عنه [i. e. The clouds displayed a faint flashing of lightning]. (M, TA.) And تبسّم الطَّلْعُ The extremities of the طلع [i. e. the spadix, or the spathe, of the palm-tree,] burst asunder. (TA.)
Form 8إِبْتَسَمَ1 sense

Core sense — he smiledgenerated

8.1

See form 5, in two places.

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see 5, in two places.

Derived nouns 4

Nounبَسَّامٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who smiles muchgenerated

1one who smiles muchمِبْسَامٌ

Adjectives from بَسَمَ, applied to a man, meaning كَثِيرُ التَّبَسُّمِ.

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(S M, K) and مِبْسَامٌ (S, K) epithets from بَسَمَ , (M, K,) applied to a man, (S, M,) meaning كَثِيرُ التَّبَسُّمِ [That smiles much]. (S.)
Nounبَاسِمٌ1 sense

Core sense — smilinggenerated

1

Ism fāʿil of بَسَمَ, meaning smiling.

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part. n. of بَسَمَ [meaning Smiling]. (K, TA.)
Nounمَبْسِمٌ1 sense

Core sense — the front teethgenerated

1the front teethثَغْرٌ

[And sometimes, perhaps, the mouth.]

So called because it is the place of التَّبَسُّم [or smiling: plural مَبَاسِمُ ].

they are white in the front teethهُنَّ غُرُّ المَبَاسِمِ

Said of women or girls.

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i. q. ثَغْرٌ (S, K,) meaning The front teeth: (TK:) [and sometimes, perhaps, the mouth:] so called as being the place of التَّبَسُّم [or smiling: pl. مَبَاسِمُ ]. (TA.) One says, [of women or girls,] هُنَّ غُرُّ المَبَاسِمِ [They are white in the front teeth]. (TA.)
Nounمِبْسَامٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who smiles muchgenerated

1

See بَسَّامٌ.

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: see بَسَّامٌ