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The Arabic feminine name "Baheejah", "Bahija", or "Bahijah" means "joy". The Arabic feminine name "Baseemah", "Basimah", "Basma", or "Basmat" means "smiling".

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"Baseemah" is a feminine form of the Arabic masculine name "Bassam", which literally means: "he who smiles a lot".

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Here's a 'net reference to the meaning of the masculine name "Bassam":

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http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/1729/arabicnames.txt

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-- Nanaea