Arabic vocabulary

تَسْمِيَةُsaying 'Bismillah' in Arabic

تَسْمِيَةُ is how you say “saying 'Bismillah'” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

ومن سُنَنِه التسميةُ، وتقديمُ اليُمنى على اليُسرى، والمُوالاةُ، وتخفيفُ التراب إذا كان كثيرًا، وألّا يُكَرِّر المسح
Among its Sunnahs: saying 'Bismillah', preferring the right over the left, continuity, lightening the dust if it is excessive, and not repeating the wiping.
التَّسْمِيَةُ — saying 'Bismillah'. The first listed sunnah, 'the naming [of God] / saying Bismillah,' the real subject (closing on -u) of the fronted 'among its sunnahs.' Held back after the predicate, as Arabic allows when the 'of'-phrase leads.
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