The story behind Tabassum
Borrowed from Classical Persian تبسم (tabassum), from Arabic تَبَسُّم (tabassum, “smile”). Cognate with Bengali তাবাসসুম (tabaśośum).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /t̪ə.bəs.sʊm/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [t̪ɐ.bɐs.sʊ̃m]
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Names Similar to Tabassum
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Berahim
From Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám). Doublet of Ibrahim.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ibrahim
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ibrāhīm
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm), borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
İbrahim
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابراهیم (İbrahim), from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Muharem
From muhàrem (“Muharram, first month of the Islamic calendar”), originally for babies born in that month.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Tabassum
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Tabassum
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length