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bismillah

/bis-mil-uh/US // bɪsˈmɪl ə //UK // (ˌbɪsmɪˈlaː) //

俾斯麦拉,俾斯麦,俾斯麦利亚,俾斯麦拉赫

Definitions

interj.感叹词 interjection
  1. 1

    Arabic.

    • : in the name of Allah.

Examples

  • These had their throats cut, with the usual formula, "Bismillah!"

  • They instantly set about their ablutions, and began to repeat the Bismillah.

  • The meal then began with the Bismillah--'In the name of the most merciful God'--for grace.

  • Every one sat closely around the table, and all said "Bismillah" before eating, which is the Mohammedan way of saying grace.

  • Ejaculating ‘Bismillah’—the Moslem grace—we all sat round it, and dipped equal hands in the dishes set before us.