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An-Naml · 27:19
So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."
Sahih International
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فَتَبَسَّمَ
fatabassama
So he smiled -
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
تبسم
Fi'l · VerbSo he smiled -
Rootبسمbsm
to smile
1× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaتَبَسَّمَVerb (form V) - to smile
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَتَبَسَّمَ (So he smiled -) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form V — doing to oneself
فَتَبَسَّمَ (So he smiled -) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X