Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باصمه (basma, “printed, something pressed”). Analyzed as an instance noun (on the pattern of such words as رَسْمَة (rasma, “a drawing; an artwork”) and بَسْمَة (basma, “a smile”)), forming the denominal root ب ص م (b-ṣ-m).
بَصْمَة • (baṣma) f (plural بَصَمَات (baṣamāt))
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَصْمَة baṣma |
الْبَصْمَة al-baṣma |
بَصْمَة baṣmat |
| Nominative | بَصْمَةٌ baṣmatun |
الْبَصْمَةُ al-baṣmatu |
بَصْمَةُ baṣmatu |
| Accusative | بَصْمَةً baṣmatan |
الْبَصْمَةَ al-baṣmata |
بَصْمَةَ baṣmata |
| Genitive | بَصْمَةٍ baṣmatin |
الْبَصْمَةِ al-baṣmati |
بَصْمَةِ baṣmati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَصْمَتَيْن baṣmatayn |
الْبَصْمَتَيْن al-baṣmatayn |
بَصْمَتَيْ baṣmatay |
| Nominative | بَصْمَتَانِ baṣmatāni |
الْبَصْمَتَانِ al-baṣmatāni |
بَصْمَتَا baṣmatā |
| Accusative | بَصْمَتَيْنِ baṣmatayni |
الْبَصْمَتَيْنِ al-baṣmatayni |
بَصْمَتَيْ baṣmatay |
| Genitive | بَصْمَتَيْنِ baṣmatayni |
الْبَصْمَتَيْنِ al-baṣmatayni |
بَصْمَتَيْ baṣmatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَصَمَات baṣamāt |
الْبَصَمَات al-baṣamāt |
بَصَمَات baṣamāt |
| Nominative | بَصَمَاتٌ baṣamātun |
الْبَصَمَاتُ al-baṣamātu |
بَصَمَاتُ baṣamātu |
| Accusative | بَصَمَاتٍ baṣamātin |
الْبَصَمَاتِ al-baṣamāti |
بَصَمَاتِ baṣamāti |
| Genitive | بَصَمَاتٍ baṣamātin |
الْبَصَمَاتِ al-baṣamāti |
بَصَمَاتِ baṣamāti |