سَمْع
hearing
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Highlights
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
سَمَّاع
receptive
Adjective
سَمَاعِيّ
established by conventional usage
اِسْتَمَعَ in English
Verb · Form VIII
- to listen, to listen closely
- to overhear (something) transitive
- to eavesdrop
- to auscultate transitive
Words from the root س-م-ع
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَمِعَ
· present يَسْمَعُ
Form I · The plain action
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!
اِسْتَمَعَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | اِسْتَمَعْتُ | أَسْتَمِعُ | أَسْتَمِعَ | أَسْتَمِعْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | اِسْتَمَعْتَ | تَسْتَمِعُ | تَسْتَمِعَ | تَسْتَمِعْ | اِسْتَمِعْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | اِسْتَمَعْتِ | تَسْتَمِعِينَ | تَسْتَمِعِي | تَسْتَمِعِي | اِسْتَمِعِي |
| هُوَ he | اِسْتَمَعَ | يَسْتَمِعُ | يَسْتَمِعَ | يَسْتَمِعْ | — |
| هِيَ she | اِسْتَمَعَتْ | تَسْتَمِعُ | تَسْتَمِعَ | تَسْتَمِعْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | اِسْتَمَعْتُمَا | تَسْتَمِعَانِ | تَسْتَمِعَا | تَسْتَمِعَا | اِسْتَمِعَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | اِسْتَمَعَا | يَسْتَمِعَانِ | يَسْتَمِعَا | يَسْتَمِعَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | اِسْتَمَعَتَا | تَسْتَمِعَانِ | تَسْتَمِعَا | تَسْتَمِعَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | اِسْتَمَعْنَا | نَسْتَمِعُ | نَسْتَمِعَ | نَسْتَمِعْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | اِسْتَمَعْتُمْ | تَسْتَمِعُونَ | تَسْتَمِعُوا | تَسْتَمِعُوا | اِسْتَمِعُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | اِسْتَمَعْتُنَّ | تَسْتَمِعْنَ | تَسْتَمِعْنَ | تَسْتَمِعْنَ | اِسْتَمِعْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | اِسْتَمَعُوا | يَسْتَمِعُونَ | يَسْتَمِعُوا | يَسْتَمِعُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | اِسْتَمَعْنَ | يَسْتَمِعْنَ | يَسْتَمِعْنَ | يَسْتَمِعْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | اِسْتِمَاع |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُسْتَمِع |
| Passive participle | مُسْتَمَع |
اِسْتَمَعَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَالَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْهُمْ: «بِهِ شَيْطَانٌ وَهُوَ يَهْذِي. لِمَاذَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ لَهُ؟»And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?John 10:20, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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