سمع

مَسْمَعٌ ذ A place whence [and where ] one hears, or hearkens, or listens. (IDrd, K.) You say, هُوَ مِنِّى بِمَرْأًى وَمَسْمَعٍ He is where I see him and hear his speech; (IDrd, K;) and in like manner, هُوَ مِنِّ مَرْأًى وَمَسْمَعٌ; (TA;) and مَرْأًى وَمَسْمَعًا, (M and K in art. رأى, q. v.,) and sometimes they said مَرًى. (TA.) And فُلَانٌ فِى مَنْظَرٍ وَمَسْمَعٍ Such a one is in a state in which he likes to be looked at and listened to. (T, A, TA, in art. نظر.) ― -b2- See also سَمْعٌ, in the latter half of the paragraph, in two places. ― -b3- It is also an inf. n. of سَمِعَ. (TA.)