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سمع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the faculty of hearing, the act of hearing, and related concepts like listening, perception, and reputation. It extends to encompass the ear itself, and metaphorically, fame or notoriety.

Derived headwords

السَّمْعnoun
  1. 1.
    hearingboth

    The faculty or act of hearing, referring to the human sense of hearing.

  2. 2.
    reputationboth

    Fame or notoriety, whether good or bad, that is spread among people.

  3. 3.
    wolf-hyena hybridclassical

    A specific animal, described as a hybrid offspring of a wolf and a hyena.

سَمِعَverb
  1. 1.
    God made him known (exposed him)both

    God made him known (exposed him)

  2. 2.
    he made the sound heard (intensively)both

    he made the sound heard (intensively)

  3. 3.
    human hearing can be singular or plural, as in His saying, 'And Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing'both

    human hearing can be singular or plural, as in His saying, 'And Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing'

  4. 4.
    because it is originally the verbal noun of your saying 'he heard the thing' with kasra, samʿan and samāʿanboth

    because it is originally the verbal noun of your saying 'he heard the thing' with kasra, samʿan and samāʿan

  5. 5.
    he listened to it and he listened for it, all with the same meaningboth

    he listened to it and he listened for it, all with the same meaning

  6. 6.
    meaning, he insulted himboth

    meaning, he insulted him

  7. 7.
    meaning, he made him famousboth

    meaning, he made him famous

سَمْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hearingboth

    A masdar (verbal noun) for the act of hearing.

سَمَاعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hearingboth

    A masdar (verbal noun) for the act of hearing, similar to سمعا.

  2. 2.
    listen!classical

    An imperative used to command attention, similar to 'listen!' or 'heed!'

أَسْمَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    earsboth

    The plural of أسماع, referring to the organs of hearing.

أَسْمَعْverb
  1. 1.
    He made his creation hear on the Day of Resurrectionboth

    He made his creation hear on the Day of Resurrection

  2. 2.
    He made the sound heardboth

    He made the sound heard

  3. 3.
    he listened to it with assimilationboth

    he listened to it with assimilation

  4. 4.
    meaning, how clearly they see and how clearly they hear, in wonderboth

    meaning, how clearly they see and how clearly they hear, in wonder

اسْتَمَعَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he listened intentlyboth

    meaning, he listened intently

تَسَمَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    he listened to itboth

    he listened to it

أَسْمَعَverb
  1. 1.
    He made his creation hear on the Day of Resurrectionboth

    He made his creation hear on the Day of Resurrection

  2. 2.
    He made the sound heardboth

    He made the sound heard

  3. 3.
    he listened to it with assimilationboth

    he listened to it with assimilation

  4. 4.
    meaning, how clearly they see and how clearly they hear, in wonderboth

    meaning, how clearly they see and how clearly they hear, in wonder

المَسْمَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    singerclassical

    A female singer.

السَّمْع (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    good reputationboth

    A positive reputation or good standing among people.

السَّمْعnoun
  1. 1.
    wolf-hyena hybridclassical

    A beast of prey, specifically the offspring of a wolf and a hyena.

سَمِعَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    to make knownboth

    To make something or someone widely known or famous.

التَّسْمِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    denunciationclassical

    The act of publicly denouncing or criticizing someone or something.

  2. 2.
    making knownboth

    The act of making something known or famous.

السَّامِعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    earboth

    The organ of hearing.

المَسْمَع (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    earboth

    The organ of hearing.

  2. 2.
    handle of a bucketclassical

    A loop or handle on a bucket, typically in the middle, used for balancing it.

السَّمِيعadjective
  1. 1.
    all-hearingboth

    Possessing the attribute of hearing everything; an epithet for God.

  2. 2.
    audibleclassical

    Capable of being heard.

سَمِعْنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    suspiciously observantclassical

    A woman who, upon listening or looking, suspects something even if she doesn't see or hear it clearly.

السَّمْعَمَعadjective
  1. 1.
    small-headedclassical

    Having a small head.

Parallel reading

ختم الله على قلوبهم وعلى سمعهم
Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing.
سمعك إلي
Your hearing towards me (meaning: listen to me).
فعله رياء وسمعة
He did it for show and reputation (so that people would see and hear of it).
واسمع غير مسمع
And hear, though you may not be heard.
أبصر به وأسمع
How perfect is He in sight and hearing!
ذهب سمعه في الناس
His reputation spread among the people.
اللهم سمعا لا بلغا
O Allah, may we hear but not reach (i.e., may we hear but not achieve).
أسمع من السمع الأزل
More perceptive than the primordial beast (a wolf-hyena hybrid).
من فعل كذا سمع الله به أسامع خلقه يوم القيامة
Whoever does such-and-such, Allah will make it known to the hearing of His creation on the Day of Resurrection.
تراه حديد الطرف أبلج واضحا أغر طويل الباع أسمع من سمع
You see him sharp of gaze, bright and clear, noble, long of arm, more perceptive than a hearing beast.
مؤللتان تعرف العتق فيهما كسامعتي شاة بحومل مفرد
Two well-formed ears, in which nobility is recognized, like the two ears of a solitary ewe in Haml.
نعدل ذا الميل إذ رامنا كما عدل الغرب بالمسمع
We straighten this leaning one when it strains towards us, just as the bucket is balanced by its handle.
أمن ريحانة الداعي السميع يؤرقني وأصحابي هجوع
Does the scent of the audible caller keep me awake while my companions sleep?
إن لنا لكنه معنة مفنه سمعنة نظرنه كالريح حول القنه
Indeed, we have a woman, observant and discerning, who looks and suspects, like the wind around the mountain peak.