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  bismillah

  interjection

  in the name of Allah.
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  Bismillah

  interjection

  the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action

bismillah

American  

[bis-mil-uh] / bɪsˈmɪl ə /

interjection

Arabic.

1. in the name of Allah.

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Bismillah British  

/ ˌbɪsmɪˈlaː /

interjection

1. the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action

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Etymology

Origin of Bismillah

shortened from Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim , from Arabic, literally: in the name of God, the merciful and compassionate

Example Sentences

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In obedience to his orders the headman brings out a carpet and spreads it beneath the shadow of the wall, and pointing to it, says, "Sahib, bismillah!"

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens

Ferocity was in his heart, a vitriolic note was in his voice as he said to David, "If this be true— the army rotten, the officers disloyal, treachery under every tunic— bismillah, speak!"

From The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2 by Gilbert Parker

And now, that the doors, by virtue of our Scribe’s open-sesames, are thrown open, we enter, bismillah.

From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani

The former acting defense minister, Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, called the fighters “popular resistance forces,” in a tweet.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, a former defense minister who has called for the arrest of the former president, Ashraf Ghani, confirmed in a tweet that the local forces retook three districts in Baghlan province.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021

Acting Defense Minister Bismillah Khan sought to reassure the public that Kabul would remain “secure.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2021

Extracts from 200 clips were shown to the jury, in which Metwally could be heard chanting "Bismillah Allah-hu-Akbar" as he administered fluids through a cannula to Ms Wilson as she lay on a bed.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2021

Quoth Iblis, "Bismillah, O my lady Tohfah;" and he held the stirrup for her.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] by Sir Richard Francis Burton