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• bismillah
  bismillah

  interjection

  in the name of Allah.
• Bismillah
  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

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 the jeweller to Khalifah, "Bismillah, mount this mule."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir