سماع

See also: شماغ

Arabic
Root
س م ع (s-m-ʕ)

Noun

سَمَاع • (samāʕ) m

  1. verbal noun of سَمِعَ (samiʕa, “hearing”) (form I)
  2. (uncountable, linguistics) attestation (perceived as a form of hearing or receiving)
    Antonym: قِيَاس (qiyās, “analogy”)
  3. (uncountable, archaic) (with ال (al-, “the”)) the act of listening to music
    1. (uncountable, archaic) (with ال (al-, “the”)) music
      Synonym: مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā)

Declension
Declension of noun سَمَاع (samāʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَمَاع
samāʕ		 السَّمَاع
as-samāʕ		 سَمَاع
samāʕ
Nominative سَمَاعٌ
samāʕun		 السَّمَاعُ
as-samāʕu		 سَمَاعُ
samāʕu
Accusative سَمَاعًا
samāʕan		 السَّمَاعَ
as-samāʕa		 سَمَاعَ
samāʕa
Genitive سَمَاعٍ
samāʕin		 السَّمَاعِ
as-samāʕi		 سَمَاعِ
samāʕi

Adjective

سَمَّاع • (sammāʕ) (feminine سَمَّاعَة (sammāʕa), masculine plural سَمَّاعُونَ (sammāʕūna), feminine plural سَمَّاعَات (sammāʕāt))

  1. (oftentimes derogatory) receptive, acceptive, or absorptive (of ideas, information, and so on); attentive
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:42:
      سَمَّاعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِن جَاؤُوكَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَن يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُمْ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ
      sammāʕūna lilkaḏibi ʔakkālūna li-s-suḥtifaʔin jāʔūka faḥkum baynahum ʔaw ʔaʕriḍ ʕanhumwaʔin tuʕriḍ ʕanhum falan yaḍurrūka šayʔan waʔin ḥakamta faḥkum baynahum bi-l-qisṭiʔinna llāha yuḥibbu l-muqsiṭīna
      Absorbers of lies, eaters of [shameful and worthless] trash! If they [ever] come to you, either judge their quarrels and disputes or turn away from them. If you [do] turn away, they cannot [ever] harm you, but if you judge, then judge fairly. Allah likes the fair.

Declension
Declension of adjective سَمَّاع (sammāʕ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمَّاع
sammāʕ		 السَّمَّاع
as-sammāʕ		 سَمَّاعَة
sammāʕa		 السَّمَّاعَة
as-sammāʕa
Nominative سَمَّاعٌ
sammāʕun		 السَّمَّاعُ
as-sammāʕu		 سَمَّاعَةٌ
sammāʕatun		 السَّمَّاعَةُ
as-sammāʕatu
Accusative سَمَّاعًا
sammāʕan		 السَّمَّاعَ
as-sammāʕa		 سَمَّاعَةً
sammāʕatan		 السَّمَّاعَةَ
as-sammāʕata
Genitive سَمَّاعٍ
sammāʕin		 السَّمَّاعِ
as-sammāʕi		 سَمَّاعَةٍ
sammāʕatin		 السَّمَّاعَةِ
as-sammāʕati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمَّاعَيْن
sammāʕayn		 السَّمَّاعَيْن
as-sammāʕayn		 سَمَّاعَتَيْن
sammāʕatayn		 السَّمَّاعَتَيْن
as-sammāʕatayn
Nominative سَمَّاعَانِ
sammāʕāni		 السَّمَّاعَانِ
as-sammāʕāni		 سَمَّاعَتَانِ
sammāʕatāni		 السَّمَّاعَتَانِ
as-sammāʕatāni
Accusative سَمَّاعَيْنِ
sammāʕayni		 السَّمَّاعَيْنِ
as-sammāʕayni		 سَمَّاعَتَيْنِ
sammāʕatayni		 السَّمَّاعَتَيْنِ
as-sammāʕatayni
Genitive سَمَّاعَيْنِ
sammāʕayni		 السَّمَّاعَيْنِ
as-sammāʕayni		 سَمَّاعَتَيْنِ
sammāʕatayni		 السَّمَّاعَتَيْنِ
as-sammāʕatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمَّاعِين
sammāʕīn		 السَّمَّاعِين
as-sammāʕīn		 سَمَّاعَات
sammāʕāt		 السَّمَّاعَات
as-sammāʕāt
Nominative سَمَّاعُونَ
sammāʕūna		 السَّمَّاعُونَ
as-sammāʕūna		 سَمَّاعَاتٌ
sammāʕātun		 السَّمَّاعَاتُ
as-sammāʕātu
Accusative سَمَّاعِينَ
sammāʕīna		 السَّمَّاعِينَ
as-sammāʕīna		 سَمَّاعَاتٍ
sammāʕātin		 السَّمَّاعَاتِ
as-sammāʕāti
Genitive سَمَّاعِينَ
sammāʕīna		 السَّمَّاعِينَ
as-sammāʕīna		 سَمَّاعَاتٍ
sammāʕātin		 السَّمَّاعَاتِ
as-sammāʕāti

Verb

سَمَاعِ • (samāʕi)

  1. (defective) hear!, listen!, hark!

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَمَاع (samāʕ).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.mɑːʔ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sä.mɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sä.mɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? samā'
Dari reading? samā'
Iranian reading? samâ'
Tajik reading? samoʾ

Noun

سماع • (samâ')

  1. hearing
    Synonym: شنیدن (šenidan)
  2. singing; song; music
    Synonyms: آهنگ (âhang), سرود (sorud)
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