سَمَّى (samaaā)to name

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb سَمَّى (samaaā) — “to name”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: سَمَّى يُسَمِّي

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
سَمَّى samaaāيُسَمِّي yusamiīسَمِّ samiiتَسْمِيَة tasmiyaa

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to name

    • سَمَّى الوَالِدُ ابْنَهُ أَحْمَدَ.The father named his son Ahmed.
    • سَمَّى الفَنَّانُ لَوْحَتَهُ الجَدِيدَةَ "شُرُوقُ الشَّمْسِ".The artist named his new painting 'Sunrise'.
    • أَلَمْ تُسَمِّ القِطَّةَ الَّتِي وَجَدْتَهَا؟Didn't you name the cat you found?
  2. 2. to call

    • سَمَّى الأَبُ اِبْنَهُ أَحْمَدَ.The father named his son Ahmed.
    • سَمَّى المُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ المُتَفَوِّقَ "نَجْمَ الصَّفِّ".The teacher called the outstanding student 'star of the class'.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُسَمِّ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ بِاسْمِهَا الأَصْلِيِّ؟Why wasn't this city called by its original name?

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