سماع

See also: شماغ

Arabic

Root
س م ع (s m ʕ)
12 terms

Noun

سَمَاع • (samāʕ) m

verbal noun of سَمِعَ (samiʕa, “hearing”) (form I)
(uncountable, linguistics) attestation (perceived as a form of hearing or receiving)
Antonym: قِيَاس (qiyās, “analogy”)
(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
Singular	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))

(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 trash! If they come to you, either judge their quarrels and disputes or turn away from them. If you turn away, they cannot 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
Dual	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