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  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

Their music is often intensely devotional and many of them, such as Ustad Bismillah Khan and Allauddin Khan were devotees of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, while practising their own faith.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2022

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

It appeared that the guesthouse of acting Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi was targeted, Stanekzai said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

After the Bismillah know, O beloved King, that I am afflicted with sore affliction for the loss of my children: sleep ever faileth me and wakefulness ever assaileth me.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir