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سَمّ

poison

NounRoot س-م-م

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Plural
سُمُوم
Other plural
سِمَام

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
poisonous
Verb · Form I
سَمَّ
to poison
Noun
سَمّ
Noun
سَمُوم
hot wind
Verb · Form V
تَسَمَّمَ
to be poisoned

سَمّ in English

Noun

  1. poison, toxin
  2. venom
  3. opening, hole
  4. eye (of a needle)
    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ ٱلْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ ٱلْخِيَاطِIndeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them: the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:40

Words from the root س-م-م

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سَمَّ · present يَسُمُّ

to poison (someone, something)

Verbal noun
poison
سَمّ
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
poisonous
مَسْمُوم
Passive participle · Adjective
toxic
مَسَمّ
Derived noun
pore
تَسَمَّمَ · present يَتَسَمَّمُ

to be poisoned, to poison oneself

تَسَمُّم
Verbal noun
مُتَسَمِّم
Active participle
سَمُوم
Noun · f.
hot wind
مَسَامِّيّ
Adjective
porous

سَمّ: plural and other forms

Singularسَمّ
Pluralسُمُوم
Alternative pluralsسِمَام

سَمّ in a sentence

Dictionary examples

eye

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ ٱلْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ ٱلْخِيَاطِIndeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them: the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:40

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