Arabic vocabulary
How to say “name” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
حين تقول بِسمِ الله، فالمعنى أبدأ عملي مُستعينًا بالله، وأجعل نتيجته لوجهه
When you say, 'In the name of Allah,' the meaning is: I begin my work seeking assistance from Allah, and I dedicate its outcome for His sake.
بِسْمِ — in name. 'in the name of' — 'bi' plus 'ism', heading an 'of' pairing with 'Allah'; the dropped alif is the basmala's fixed spelling.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →هكذا تصيرُ العاداتُ عبادات لقمةٌ تبدأُ بـبِسمِ الله فتُرزَق بركتها،
This is how habits become acts of worship: a morsel begins with 'In the name of Allah' and is blessed with its barakah,
بِسْمِ — in the name. 'in the name of' — 'bi' plus 'ism', heading an 'of' pairing with 'Allah'; the fixed dropped-alif basmala spelling.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →وخروجٌ من البيت مع بِسم الله توكّلتُ على الله فيُحفَظُ المسار
And leaving the house with 'In the name of Allah, I rely on Allah,' preserves the path.
بِسْمِ — in the name. 'in the name of' — 'bi' plus 'ism', heading an 'of' pairing with 'Allah'; fixed basmala spelling.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →وَإِنْ شَرِبَ لَمْ يَقُلْ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ فَاشْرَبْ مَعَهُ
And if he drinks without saying the name of God, then drink with him.
بِاسْمِ — in the name of. The preposition 'bi-' (in / with) on a noun, heading the set phrase 'in the name of...', which 'bi-' puts in the genitive. It frames the formula left unsaid in this case.
From: Staying Firm in Faith →OpenArabic teaches words like بِاسْمِ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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