وَسَام
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اِسْم in English
Noun · masculine
- name
مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟What is your name?بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِin the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionateبِسْمِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِIn the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
- appellation
- reputation, prestige
- noun (a category above, including pronouns and substantives like adjectives and participles, see the derived terms to get a picture of the usage)
Word origin
From Proto-Semitic *šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *sim- (“name”). Leveled in Arabic to the roots و س م (w s m) and س م و (s m w). Cognate with Hebrew שם (shém), Amharic ስም (sɨm).
Words from the root و-س-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَسُمَ
· present يَوْسُمُ
Form I · The plain action
to be handsome of face or figure
وَسَمَ
· present يَسِمُ
Form I · The plain action
to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to impart a lasting mark or impression (sacrament); describe
سِمَة
sign
وَسْم
mark
وَاسِم
مَوْسُوم
named
وَسَّمَ
· present يُوَسِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to discern, to distinguish, to recognize, to understand; to attend (the pilgrimage, a fair)
تَوْسِيم
مُوَسِّم
مُوَسَّم
اِتَّسَمَ
· present يَتَّسِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be characterised, to be marked, to be distinguished
اِتِّسَام
مُتَّسِم
اِسْم in a sentence
Dictionary examples
name
مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟What is your name?
name
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِin the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
name
بِسْمِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِIn the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
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