سمو

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root سمو (SMW) primarily relates to height, elevation, and rising. It extends to concepts of being high, excelling, and reaching upwards, both literally and figuratively. It also encompasses terms for the sky, celestial bodies, and marking or naming something.

Derived headwords

سَمَاverb

1.
to rise, to be elevatedboth
To be high, elevated, or to rise above something.
2.
to excel, to be distinguishedboth
To be superior or distinguished in rank or quality.
3.
to aim for, to aspire toboth
To set one's sights on something or to strive for it.

يسموverb

1.
he rises, he is elevatedboth
The present tense conjugation for 'he rises' or 'he is elevated'.

سمواًnoun

1.
rising, elevationboth
The act or state of rising or being elevated; ascension.

سَمَّاهُverb

1.
he named him/itboth
To give a name to someone or something.
2.
he elevated him/itboth
To raise someone or something to a higher status or position.

أعلاهverb

1.
he made it highboth
To cause something to be high or elevated.

سَمَاةnoun

1.
huntersclassical
People who go out hunting, especially in the open country or during the day.

سامٍnoun

1.
hunterclassical
A single hunter, particularly one who is aggressive or venturesome.

سَماوَةnoun

1.
tallness, statureclassical
The state of being tall or having great stature, especially for a stallion.

السَّماءnoun

1.
sky, heavenboth
The expanse above the earth, often considered feminine but sometimes masculine.
2.
ceiling, roofboth
The overhead covering of a room or any structure that covers.

سَماوتهnoun

1.
its ceiling, its roofboth
The roof or ceiling of a house or structure.

سماءnoun

1.
horse
A specific horse, mentioned as belonging to Sakhr, brother of Al-Khansa.

سماءهnoun

1.
its upper partboth
The upper part or back of a horse.

سحابnoun

1.
cloudsboth
Clouds, so named because they are elevated.

مطرnoun

1.
rainboth
Rain, so named because it comes from the sky.

سماءnoun

1.
heavy rainclassical
A good or heavy rainfall.
2.
new rainclassical
Newly fallen rain.

أسميةnoun

1.
rainsclassical
Plural of 'samaa' when referring to rain.

سَمَواتnoun

1.
skiesboth
Plural of 'samaa' when referring to the sky or heavens.

سُمِيّnoun

1.
heavy rainclassical
A good or heavy rainfall, used as a singular noun.

سَماnoun

1.
rainclassical
Rain, used as a singular noun, possibly a shortened form of 'sumiyy'.

استمىverb

1.
he wore the musammahclassical
To wear the 'musammah', a type of sock or covering for the foot.
2.
he borrowed it for huntingclassical
To borrow something, like a covering, for hunting gazelles in the heat.

المُسَمَّاةnoun

1.
sock, foot coveringclassical
A covering for the foot, used to protect it from the heat of the ground.

استمىverb

1.
he hunted gazellesclassical
To hunt gazelles at a specific time, like the rising of Suhail (Canopus).

ماء السماءname

1.
Umm Banee Ma' al-Samaa
The name of a mother, whose full name is Ma' al-Samaa.
2.
Ma' al-Samaa
A title or name associated with a woman known for her beauty, and her descendants.

اسمnoun

1.
nameboth
A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, identified, or referred to.
2.
mark, signclassical
A distinguishing mark or sign placed on something.

سِمَةnoun

1.
mark, signboth
A mark or sign used to identify or distinguish something.

أسماءnoun

1.
namesboth
The plural of 'ism' (name).

أسماواتnoun

1.
namesclassical
A rare plural form of 'ism' (name).

أسَامِيnoun

1.
namesclassical
A plural of plural ('jumu' al-jumu') for 'ism' (name).

أسَامnoun

1.
namesclassical
Another plural of plural ('jumu' al-jumu') for 'ism' (name).

سَمَّيْتُهُverb

1.
I named him/itboth
The past tense conjugation for 'I named him/it'.

أَسْمَاهُ إِيَّاهُverb

1.
he named it to himboth
To name something for someone else.

سَمِيّnoun

1.
one with the same nameboth
Someone who shares the same name as another person.
2.
equal, counterpartboth
An equal or counterpart, someone worthy of a name or description.

سُمِّيّnoun

1.
one with the same nameboth
Someone who shares the same name as another person, often used in a specific context like John the Baptist.
2.
equal, counterpartboth
An equal or counterpart, someone worthy of a name or description.

سُمِّيَّةnoun

1.
female with the same nameboth
A female who shares the same name as another person.

تَسَمَّىverb

1.
he was namedboth
To be given a name; to become known by a certain name.
2.
he claimed to beboth
To assume or claim a certain name or title.

تَسَمَّى بِالقَوْمِverb

1.
he attributed kinship to the peopleboth
To claim lineage or affiliation with a particular group of people.

Parallel reading

ارتفع وعلا

it rose and it was high

سما به: أعلاه

he elevated him/it: he made it high

سما لي الشيء: رفع من بعد فاستبنته

something appeared to me: it rose from a distance so I could discern it

سما لي الشخص: ارتفع حتى استثبته

a person appeared to me: he rose until I could verify him

سما القوم: خرجوا للصيد في صحاريها وفقارها

the people went hunting: they went out to hunt in its deserts and valleys

وهم سماة

and they are hunters

وجداء لا يرجى بها ذو قرابة لعطف ولا يخشى السماة ربيبها

And in Jadaa, no relative is hoped for for kindness, nor is the hunter feared for his ward

وهم الصيادون المتجوريون، واحدهم سام

and they are the aggressive hunters, one of them is a hunter

وليس بها ريح ولكن وديقة قليل بها السامي يهل وينقع

And there is no wind in it, but a great heat, little in it does the hunter cry out and soak

سما الفحل سماوة: تطاول

the stallion became tall: it grew tall

والسماء: م معروفة، وهي التي تظل الأرض، أنثى، وقد تذكر

And the sky: is known, and it is that which covers the earth, feminine, and it may be masculine

السماء منفطر به

the sky is cleft asunder by it

إذا السماء انشقت

when the sky is rent asunder

ولو رفع السماء إليه قوما لحقنا بالنجوم وبالسماء

And if he raised people to the sky for him, we would join the stars and the sky

السماء: رواق البيت

The sky: is the portico of the house

قفينا إلى بيت بعلياء مردح سماوته من أتحمي معصب

We proceeded to a house on a high plateau, its roof from At-Hami is covered

السماء: ظهر الفرس

The sky: is the back of the horse

وأحمر كالديباج أما سماؤه فريا وأما أرضه فمحول

And a red one like brocade, its upper part is fertile, and its lower part is barren

الله الذي خلق سبع سموات ومن الأرض مثلهن

Allah is the one who created seven heavens and of the earth their like

سمى السحاب

clouds are named

سمى المطر سماء لخروجه من السماء، مذكر

rain is named 'samaa' for its exit from the sky, masculine

ما زلنا نطأ السماء حتى أتيناكم

We kept treading the rain until we came to you

إذا سقط السماء بأرض قوم وعيناه وإن كانوا غضابا

When the rain falls on a people's land and it is seen, even if they are angry

أصابتهم سماء

rain struck them

ج أسمية، هو جمع سماء بمعنى المطر

plural is 'asmiyah', it is the plural of 'samaa' meaning rain

وسموات هو جمع السماء المقابلة للأرض

and 'samawat' is the plural of 'al-samaa' opposite the earth

وهو جمع سماء بمعنى المطر

and it is the plural of 'samaa' meaning rain

ثم استوى إلى السماء فسواهن

Then He intended to the heaven and fashioned it

فسواهن سبع سموات، فيجب أن تكون السماء جمعا كالسموات، كأن الواحد سماءة أو سماوة

And He completed them as seven heavens, so 'al-samaa' must be a plural like 'al-samawat', as if the singular is 'sama'ah' or 'samawah'

تلفه الرياح والسمي

The winds and the heavy rain toss it

واستمى الصائد: لبس المسماة، بالكسر، اسم للجورب ليقيه حر الرمضاء

And the hunter wore the 'musammah', with kasr, a name for the sock to protect him from the heat of the sand

استعارها لصيد الظباء في الحر في نصف النهار

he borrowed it for hunting gazelles in the heat at midday

استمى الصائد الظباء: إذا طلبها في غير آنها عند مطلع سهيل

the hunter hunted gazelles: when he sought them at a time other than their season, at the rising of Suhail

ماء السماء: أم بني ماء السماء لا اسم لها غير ذلك

Ma' al-Samaa: the mother of the Banu Ma' al-Samaa has no other name than that

وكانت أم النعمان تسمى ماء السماوة فسمتها الشعراء ماء السماء

And Umm al-Nu'man was called Ma' al-Samawah, so the poets named her Ma' al-Samaa

وأسم الشيء، بالكسر، هي اللغة المشهورة

And 'ism' of a thing, with kasr, is the famous pronunciation

باسم الذي في كل سورة سمه بالضم

In the name of Him in every surah, its mark (is) with damma

وعامنا أعجبنا مقدمه يدعى أبا السمح وقرضاب س مهبالضم والكسر

And our year, its beginning pleased us, called Abu al-Samh, and Qardhab his mark with damma and kasr

والله أسماك سما مباركا آثرك الله به إيثاركا

And Allah named you a blessed name, Allah preferred you with it, a preference for you

بسما الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

وهو مشتق من سموت لأنه تنويه ورفعة

And it is derived from 'samawtu' because it is an indication and elevation

جمعه أسماء وتصغيره سمي

its plural is 'asmaa' and its diminutive is 'sumiyy'

الاسم همزته وصل وأصله سمو كحمل أو قفل

The 'ism' has a connecting hamza and its origin is 'samw' like 'haml' or 'qufl'

وعلم آدم الأسماء كلها

And He taught Adam all the names

معناه علمه أسماء جميع المخلوقات بجميع اللغات

Its meaning is He taught him the names of all creatures in all languages

أي الألفاظ والمعاني ومفرداتها ومركباتها

Meaning the words, meanings, their singulars and their compounds

وعلم آدم الأسماء كلها

And He taught Adam all the names

الأنواع الثلاثة من الكلام وصور المسميات في ذواتها

The three types of speech and the forms of the named entities in themselves

حكاه اللحياني في جمع اسم

Al-Lihyani narrated it as a plural of 'ism'

أعيذك بأسماوات الله

I seek refuge in you with the names of Allah

ولنا أسام ما تليق بغيرنا ومشاهد تهتل حين ترانا

And we have names that are not suitable for others, and sights that weep when they see us

سماه فلانا، و سماه به بمعنى، أي جعله اسما به وعلما عليه

he named him so-and-so, and named him by it in meaning, meaning he made it a name and a mark upon him

سميته فلانا، وهو الكلام

I named him so-and-so, and this is the speech

والله أسماك سما مباركا

And Allah named you a blessed name

سماه إياه يسموه

He named it to him, they name it to him

لم نجعل له من قبل سميا

We have not made for him before a namesake

هل تعلم له سميا

Do you know for Him a namesake?

هل تجد من يتسمى باسمه إذ كان كثير من أسمائه قد يطلق على غيره

Do you find one who is named with His name, as many of His names may be applied to others?

وكم من سمي ليس مثل سميه وإن كان يدعى باسمه فيجيب

And how many a namesake is not like his namesake, even if he is called by his name and answers

فما ذكرت يوما لها من سمية من الدهر إلا اعتاد عيني واشل

And I never mentioned a female namesake for her in my life except that my eyes welled up

وتسمى بكذا: صار اسما له ذلك وهو مطاوع سماه وأسماه

And he was called so-and-so: that became a name for him, and it is the passive of 'sammah' and 'asmah'

تسمى بالقوم وإليهم: إذا انتسب بهم وإليهم

He affiliated himself with the people and to them: if he claimed lineage with them and to them