سَمْع
hearing
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س-م-ع
The Arabic root س-م-ع (s-m-a)
Core idea: hearing, listening
21 words in the dictionary are built from س-م-ع, including verbs in Forms I, II, IV, V, VI, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
Most common
Adjective
سَمَّاع
receptive
Adjective
سَمَاعِيّ
established by conventional usage
Noun
سَمَّاعَة
headphone
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
to hear; to hear of, to hear about; to hear from
سَمَاع
attestation
مَسْمَع
سَمَّاع
receptive
سَامِع
hearing
سَامِع
listener
سَمِيع
well-hearing
مَسْمُوع
heard
سَمَّعَ
· present يُسَمِّعُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to make hear, to let hear, to give someone something to hear; to recite; to dishonor, to discredit
تَسْمِيع
speech
مُسَمِّع
مُسَمَّع
to make hear, to let hear, to give someone something to hear; to let someone know, to tell about
إِسْمَاع
مُسْمِع
مُسْمَع
تَسَمَّعَ
· present يَتَسَمَّعُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to give ear, to listen, to lend an ear; to eavesdrop, to listen secretly
تَسَمُّع
مُتَسَمِّع
مُتَسَمَّع
تَسَامَعَ
· present يَتَسَامَعُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to be heard of, to become known among people
تَسَامُع
مُتَسَامِع
اِسْتَمَعَ
· present يَسْتَمِعُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to listen, to listen closely; to overhear (something); to eavesdrop
سَمَاعِ
Form
hear!, listen!, hark!
Other nouns and adjectives
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