Girl · Arabic (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Basima
باسمہSay it BAA-si-ma
- Meaning today
- Smiling, cheerful, happy
- Original meaning
- "smiling; feminine of bāsim" Lane, p. 206
- Say it
- BAA-si-ma
- Written
- باسمہ
- Other spellings
- Baseema, Basimah, Baasima
Basima
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Basima meaning
Basima (باسمہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).
Smiling; feminine of bāsim
Also used to mean: cheerful, happy
Basima (باسمہ) is the feminine of Arabic bāsim, "smiling", from the root b-s-m. Lane's lexicon gives the verb basama, "he smiled", described as gentler than laughing, and bāsim as the one who smiles; the intensive bassām is "one who smiles a great deal". Related names include Basma, "a smile", and the Urdu Tabassum. Name lists give Basima as "smiling" or "cheerful", which matches the dictionary. Baseema, with a long middle vowel, is a spelling used in India.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 1, p. 206 · entry bāsim (بَاسِمٌ), root b-s-m · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, bāsim, Book I p. 206 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, tabassama, Book I p. 206
Spellings
Basima · Baseema · Basimah · Baasima