Basma: meaning and origin

بسمة

Meaning
A smile
Arabic
بسمة
Say it
BAS-ma
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

Other spellings

Besma

Names from the same root (ب س م)

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Questions about Basma

What does Basma mean?

Basma means: A smile.

Is Basma in the Quran?

No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.

Is Basma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Basma is a girl’s name.

How do you write Basma in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Basma is written بسمة.

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