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Bassam
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Bassam is an Arabic name and a given name roughly meaning "one who smiles". More accurately, it is the Arabic name "Basem" (often incorrectly written in English as Bassem) that translates to "one who smiles". Basem is the agent noun of the Arabic verb with the root ba-sa-ma, which means to smile. The name "Bassam" is the exaggerated form of the agent noun (Arabic: صيغه مبالغه), and would therefore roughly translates to "one who smiles profusely". The name is most common in the Levant . Notable people with the name include:
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“militant” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 2. Read the current article and compare.
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arabic name and given name meaning "smiling one"
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arabic name and a given name roughly meaning "one who smiles"
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