# Be-Sin-Mim — بسم (bsm)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/bsm

- **Meaning:** Smile, laugh a little but without sound, part lips to show teeth.
- **Derived forms:** تَبَسَّمَ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** فَتَبَسَّمَ — fatabassama · "So he smiled"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكاً مِنْ قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْن۪ٓي اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّت۪ٓي اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَيَّ وَاَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحاً تَرْضٰيهُ وَاَدْخِلْن۪ي بِرَحْمَتِكَ ف۪ي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِح۪ينَ

Fatabassama dahikan min qawlihawaqala rabbi awziAAnee an ashkura niAAmataka allateeanAAamta AAalayya waAAala walidayya waan aAAmala salihantardahu waadkhilnee birahmatika fee AAibadikaassaliheen

And he smiled, laughing at her speech, and he said: “My Lord: direct Thou me to be grateful for Thy favour wherewith Thou favoured me and my parents, and to work righteousness pleasing to Thee; and make Thou me enter, by Thy mercy, among Thy righteous servants.”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-19.md_

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