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مَبْسِمٌ

Root: بسم

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مَبْسِمٌ i. q. ثَغْرٌ meaning The front teeth: [and sometimes, perhaps, the mouth:] so called as being the place of التَّبَسُّم [or smiling: pl. مَبَاسِمُ]. One says, [of women or girls,] هُنَّ غُرُّ المَبَاسِمِ [They are white in the front teeth].


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