السمع

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the faculty of hearing, the ear itself, and the act of perceiving sound. It extends to encompass reputation, fame, and the act of making something heard or known, often with connotations of obedience or obedience to commands.

Derived headwords

السَّمْعnoun

1.
hearingboth
The faculty of hearing, the sense of perceiving sound through the ear.
2.
earclassical
The organ of hearing, or what is contained within it that is heard.
3.
reputationboth
The heard reputation or fame of a person.
4.
soundclassical
That which is heard.

سَمِعَverb

1.
to hearboth
To perceive sound with the ear.
2.
to obeyboth
To respond to a command or request, often implying compliance.
3.
to understandclassical
To comprehend or grasp something that is heard.

سَمَاعnoun

1.
hearingboth
The act or faculty of hearing; the source of sound.
2.
reputationclassical
Fame or renown, what is heard about someone.
3.
listeningclassical
The act of paying attention to what is heard.

سَمَاعَةnoun

1.
hearing aidmodern
A device to aid hearing.
2.
reputationclassical
Fame or renown, what is heard about someone.
3.
listening deviceclassical
A device used for listening.

سَمِعَةnoun

1.
reputationboth
Fame or renown, what is heard about someone.
2.
act of making heardclassical
The act of causing something to be heard or known.

تَسْمَعverb

1.
to listenboth
To pay attention to what is heard.
2.
to hearclassical
To perceive sound.

اِسْمَعْverb

1.
listen!both
An imperative command to pay attention to what is being said.

أَسْمَاعnoun

1.
earsboth
Plural of ear, the organs of hearing.
2.
soundsclassical
Plural of sound, things that are heard.

أَسْمَعُnoun

1.
earsclassical
Plural of ear, the organs of hearing.

سَمْعًاnoun

1.
hearingboth
The act or faculty of hearing; the source of sound.
2.
obedienceboth
Compliance or submission, often used in conjunction with 'ta'ah' (obedience).

سَمَاعِيَّةnoun

1.
hearing aidmodern
A device to aid hearing.
2.
reputationclassical
Fame or renown, what is heard about someone.

المِسْمَعnoun

1.
earboth
The organ of hearing.
2.
place of hearingboth
The location from which one can hear.
3.
part of a bucketclassical
A wooden piece in the middle of a bucket's handle for a rope.
4.
part of a basketclassical
Wooden pieces inserted into the handles of a basket used for removing earth from a well.
5.
a tribeclassical
A name for a tribe, the Musami'a.

سَامِعَةnoun

1.
earboth
The organ of hearing.
2.
listenerclassical
One who hears or listens.

سَمُوعadjective

1.
auditoryclassical
Relating to the sense of hearing.
2.
quick to hearclassical
Having keen hearing.

سَمِيعadjective

1.
all-hearingboth
Possessing the attribute of hearing everything; often used as a divine attribute.
2.
audibleclassical
Capable of being heard.

تَسْمِيعnoun

1.
making knownboth
The act of making something heard or known; publicizing.
2.
infamyclassical
Public denunciation or notoriety.
3.
making audibleclassical
The act of causing something to be heard.

اِسْتِمَاعnoun

1.
listeningboth
The act of paying close attention to what is heard.

مُسْتَمِعnoun

1.
listenerboth
One who listens or pays attention to sound.

مُسَمَّعnoun

1.
shackleclassical
A fetter or restraint, often for animals.
2.
restrainedclassical
One who is fettered or restrained.

سَمِعُونname

1.
Sam'unclassical
A proper name, derived from the root.

سَمَّاعname

1.
Samma'aclassical
A proper name, derived from the root.

سَمْعَانname

1.
Sam'anclassical
A proper name, derived from the root.

السَّمْعَانِيّname

1.
Al-Sam'aniclassical
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from a person or place named Sam'an.

السَّمْعَمَعadjective

1.
small-headedclassical
Describing someone with a small head or beard.
2.
cunningclassical
Describing a cunning or tricky person.
3.
swiftclassical
Describing someone or something quick and fast.
4.
gauntclassical
Describing a gaunt woman with a protruding face.
5.
tall and thinclassical
Describing a tall and slender man.

سَمْعَنَةnoun

1.
listeningclassical
The act of listening attentively.
2.
attentive hearingclassical
The state of being a keen listener.

السَّمْعnoun

1.
good reputationclassical
A praiseworthy reputation or good name.
2.
wolf cubclassical
The offspring of a wolf and a hyena.
3.
mountainclassical
A mountain.

تَسَمَّعَverb

1.
to listen intentlyclassical
To listen with great attention or to eavesdrop.

السَّمَاعnoun

1.
bellyclassical
The abdomen.

السَّمِيعِيَّةname

1.
Al-Sami'iyyahclassical
A place name, a village near Mecca.

أَسْمَعَهُverb

1.
to insultclassical
To verbally abuse or revile someone.
2.
to equip a bucketclassical
To attach a 'misma'' (part of the handle) to a bucket.

المِسْمَعnoun

1.
shackleclassical
A fetter or restraint, often for animals.
2.
singerclassical
A female singer or musician.

تَسْمِيعnoun

1.
publicizingboth
The act of making something widely known or famous.
2.
removing obscurityclassical
The act of dispelling obscurity by spreading one's reputation.

مُسَمَّعadjective

1.
shackledclassical
Restrained by fetters or chains.

اِسْتَمَعَverb

1.
to listenboth
To pay attention to sound or speech.

تَسَامَعَverb

1.
to be heard ofboth
For news or information to spread among people.

Parallel reading

حس الأذن، والأذن، وما وقر فيها من شيء تسمعه

The sense of the ear, the ear itself, and whatever settles within it that you hear.

والذكر المسموع

And the heard reputation.

ويكسر، كالسماع، ويكون للواحد والجمع

And it is pronounced with kasra, like 'samaa', and it can refer to the singular and the plural.

ج: أسماع وأسمع، جج: أسامع، سمع، كعلم، سمعا، ويكسر، أو بالفتح: المصدر، وبالكسر: الاسم

Plural: asmaa' and asma', plural of plural: asaami', sama', like 'ilm, sama'an, and it is pronounced with kasra, or with fatha: the masdar, and with kasra: the noun.

وسمعك إلي، أي: اسمع مني

And 'Sama'uka ilayya', meaning: Listen to me.

وقالوا: ذلك سمع أذني، ويكسر، وسماعها وسماعتها، أي: إسماعها

And they said: 'Dhalika sama'u udhuni', and it is pronounced with kasra, and 'samaa'uha wa samaa'atuha', meaning: its making heard.

وقالوا: أخذت عنه سمعا وسماعا، جاؤوا بالمصدر على غير فعله

And they said: 'Akhadhtu 'anhu sama'an wa samaa'an', they brought the masdar without its corresponding verb form.

وقالوا: سمعا وطاعة؛ على إضمار الفعل، ويرفع، أي: أمري ذلك

And they said: 'Sama'an wa ta'atan'; implying the verb, and it is raised, meaning: that is my command.

وما فعله رياء ولا سمعة، ويضم ويحرك: وهي ما نوه بذكره ليرى ويسمع

And what he did was for ostentation and not for reputation, and it is pronounced with damma and haraka: it is what is made known by mentioning it so that it may be seen and heard.

ورجل سمع، بالكسر: يسمع، أو يقال: هذا امرؤ ذو سمع، بالكسر، وذو سماع

And a man 'sam'un', with kasra: he hears, or it is said: this is a man of 'sam'un', with kasra, and of 'samaa''.

وفي الدعاء: اللهم سمعا لا بلغا، ويفتحان، أي يسمع ولا يبلغ

And in supplication: 'O Allah, sama'an la balaghan', and they are pronounced with fatha, meaning: it is heard but not reached.

وهو مني بمرأى ومسمع: بحيث أراه وأسمع كلامه

And he is from me within sight and hearing: such that I see him and hear his speech.

وهو بين سمع الأرض وبصرها: إذا لم يدر أين توجه

And he is between the hearing of the earth and its sight: when he does not know where to turn.

أو بأرض خالية ما بها أحد، أي: لا يسمع كلامه أحد، ولا يبصره أحد إلا الأرض القفر

Or in an empty land where there is no one, meaning: no one hears his speech, and no one sees him except the barren land.

ويقال: ألقى نفسه بين سمع الأرض وبصرها: إذا غرر بها، وألقاها حيث لا يدرى أين هو

And it is said: 'Alqa nafsahu bayna sama'i al-ardi wa basariha': if he endangered himself, and threw himself where he did not know where he was.

ودير سمعان، بالكسر: ع بحلب، وع بحمص به دفن عمر بن عبد العزيز

And Dayr Sam'an, with kasra: a place in Aleppo, and a place in Homs where Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was buried.

والسمع، محركة، أو كعنب: هو ابن مالك بن زيد بن سهل، أبو قبيلة من حمير منهم: أبو رهم أحزاب بن أسيد، وشفعة؛ التابعيان

And Al-Sam', with haraka, or like 'inab: he is the son of Malik ibn Zayd ibn Sahl, the father of a tribe from Himyar, among them: Abu Ruhm Ahzab ibn Usayd, and Shuf'ah; the two Tabi'in.

والسمع، كسكر: الخفيف، ويوصف به الغول

And Al-Sam', like 'sukkar: the light one, and the ghoul is described by it.

والسمعمع: الصغير الرأس أو اللحية، والداهية، والخفيف السريع، ويوصف به الذئب، والمرأة الكالحة في وجهك المولولة في أثرك، والرجل الطويل الدقيق

And Al-Sam'am'a: the small-headed or small-bearded one, and the cunning one, and the light and swift one, and the wolf is described by it, and the woman with a gaunt face and a protruding chin following you, and the tall, thin man.

والسمع، بالكسر: الذكر الجميل، وولد الذئب من الضبع، وهي: بهاء، يزعمون أنه لا يموت حتف أنفه، كالحية، وفي عدوه أسرع من الطير، ووثبته تزيد على ثلاثين ذراعا، وبلا لام: جبل

And Al-Sam', with kasra: the beautiful mention, and the offspring of a wolf from a hyena, and it is: splendor, they claim it does not die a natural death, like a snake, and in its running it is faster than a bird, and its leap exceeds thirty cubits, and without 'lam': a mountain.

وفعلته تسمعتك وتسمعة لك، أي: لتسمعه

And you did it 'tasma''uka and 'tasmi''atan' for you, meaning: for you to hear it.

وأسمعه: شتمه، و الدلو: جعل لها مسمعا، وكذا الزنبيل

And 'Asma'ahu': he insulted him, and the bucket: he made a 'misma'' for it, and so did the basket.

والتسميع: التشنيع والتشهير، وإزالة الخمول بنشر الذكر، والإسماع

And Al-Tasmee': denunciation and notoriety, and removing obscurity by spreading one's fame, and making heard.

واسمع غير مسمع

And hear, without being heard.

أي: غير مقبول ما تقول، أو اسمع لا أسمعت

Meaning: what you say is not accepted, or hear, may you not be heard.