سَمْع
hearing
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Highlights
Present tense
يَسْمَعُ
Verbal nouns
سَمْع، سَمَاع، مَسْمَع
Active participle
سَامِع
Passive participle
مَسْمُوع
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
سَمَّاع
receptive
Adjective
سَمَاعِيّ
established by conventional usage
سَمِعَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to hear
لَنْ تَسْمَعَ شَيْئًاYou won't hear anything.
- to hear of, to hear about
- to hear from
- to learn, to be told
- to listen to, to pay attention to, to hear someone out
- to learn by hearsay
- to overhear
- to lend an ear
Word origin
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-. Cognate with Hebrew שמע.
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!
سَمِعَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَمِعْتُ | أَسْمَعُ | أَسْمَعَ | أَسْمَعْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَمِعْتَ | تَسْمَعُ | تَسْمَعَ | تَسْمَعْ | اِسْمَعْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَمِعْتِ | تَسْمَعِينَ | تَسْمَعِي | تَسْمَعِي | اِسْمَعِي |
| هُوَ he | سَمِعَ | يَسْمَعُ | يَسْمَعَ | يَسْمَعْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَمِعَتْ | تَسْمَعُ | تَسْمَعَ | تَسْمَعْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَمِعْتُمَا | تَسْمَعَانِ | تَسْمَعَا | تَسْمَعَا | اِسْمَعَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَمِعَا | يَسْمَعَانِ | يَسْمَعَا | يَسْمَعَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَمِعَتَا | تَسْمَعَانِ | تَسْمَعَا | تَسْمَعَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَمِعْنَا | نَسْمَعُ | نَسْمَعَ | نَسْمَعْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَمِعْتُمْ | تَسْمَعُونَ | تَسْمَعُوا | تَسْمَعُوا | اِسْمَعُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَمِعْتُنَّ | تَسْمَعْنَ | تَسْمَعْنَ | تَسْمَعْنَ | اِسْمَعْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَمِعُوا | يَسْمَعُونَ | يَسْمَعُوا | يَسْمَعُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَمِعْنَ | يَسْمَعْنَ | يَسْمَعْنَ | يَسْمَعْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | سَمْع، سَمَاع، مَسْمَع |
|---|---|
| Active participle | سَامِع، سَمِيع، سَمَّاع |
| Passive participle | مَسْمُوع |
سَمِعَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to hear
لَنْ تَسْمَعَ شَيْئًاYou won't hear anything.
From a fully vowelled text
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنٌ فَلْيَسْمَعْ!If any man have an ear, let him hear.Revelation 13:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
«فَاسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ مَثَلَ الزَّارِعِ:Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.Matthew 13:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ فَلْيَسْمَعْ.He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.Matthew 11:15, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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