سمى

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See also: سمي, سمی, and شمي

Arabic

Root
س م و (s-m-w)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sam.maː/
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Verb

سَمَّى • (sammā) II, non-past يُسَمِّي‎ (yusammī)

  1. (ditransitive) to name, to call, to designate, to denominate, to title, to entitle
    سَمَّى ٱبْنَهُ خَالِدًا / سَمَّى ٱبْنَهُ بِخَالِدٍ
    sammā bnahu ḵālidan / sammā bnahu bi-ḵālidin
    He named his son Khalid
  2. to nominate, to appoint
  3. to say بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ (bismi l-lahi, “in the name of God”)
    Synonym: بَسْمَلَ (basmala)

Conjugation

Conjugation of
سَمَّى
(form-II final-weak)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
tasmiya
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
musammin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
musamman
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
sammaytu
sammayta
سَمَّى

sammā
sammaytumā
sammayā
sammaynā
sammaytum
sammaw
f
sammayti
sammat
sammatā
sammaytunna
sammayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔusammī
tusammī
yusammī
tusammiyāni
yusammiyāni
nusammī
tusammūna
yusammūna
f
tusammīna
tusammī
tusammiyāni
tusammīna
yusammīna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔusammiya
tusammiya
yusammiya
tusammiyā
yusammiyā
nusammiya
tusammū
yusammū
f
tusammī
tusammiya
tusammiyā
tusammīna
yusammīna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔusammi
tusammi
yusammi
tusammiyā
yusammiyā
nusammi
tusammū
yusammū
f
tusammī
tusammi
tusammiyā
tusammīna
yusammīna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
sammi
sammiyā
sammū
f
sammī
sammīna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
summītu
summīta
summiya
summītumā
summiyā
summīnā
summītum
summū
f
summīti
summiyat
summiyatā
summītunna
summīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔusammā
tusammā
yusammā
tusammayāni
yusammayāni
nusammā
tusammawna
yusammawna
f
tusammayna
tusammā
tusammayāni
tusammayna
yusammayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔusammā
tusammā
yusammā
tusammayā
yusammayā
nusammā
tusammaw
yusammaw
f
tusammay
tusammā
tusammayā
tusammayna
yusammayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔusamma
tusamma
yusamma
tusammayā
yusammayā
nusamma
tusammaw
yusammaw
f
tusammay
tusamma
tusammayā
tusammayna
yusammayna

Related terms

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س م ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

Pronunciation

Verb

سمى • (samma) II (non-past يسمي (ysammi))

  1. (ditransitive) to name, to call, to designate, to denominate
    شنو سميتي ولدك؟
    šnu sammīti wuldek?
    How did you name your son?
    سمانا العيانين.
    sammāna l-ʕiyyānīn
    He called us weak.
  2. to title, to entitle
  3. to nominate, to appoint

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سمى
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سمّيت (sammīt) سمّيتي (sammīti) سمّى (samma) سمّينا (sammīna) سمّيتوا (sammītu) سمّاوا (sammāw)
f سمّات (sammāt)
non-past m نسمّي (nsammi) تسمّي (tsammi) يسمّي (ysammi) نسمّيوا (nsammīw) تسمّيوا (tsammīw) يسمّيوا (ysammīw)
f تسمّي (tsammi) تسمّي (tsammi)
imperative m سمّي (sammi) سمّيوا (sammīw)
f سمّي (sammi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س م و
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

Pronunciation

Verb

سمّى • (samma) II (present بسمّي (bisammi))

  1. to name, to call
    Synonym: لقّب (laʔʔab)
    هادي بالعربي منسمّيها علبة.
    hādi bil-ʕarabi minsammīha ʕolbe
    In Arabic we call this "ʕolbe" (a tin).
    هادا بتسمّيه كتير؟
    hāda bitsammī ktīr
    You call that a lot?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سمّى (samma)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سمّيت (sammēt) سمّيت (sammēt) سمّى (samma) سمّينا (sammēna) سمّيتو (sammētu) سمّو (sammu)
f سمّيتي (sammēti) سمّت (sammat)
present m بسمّي (basammi) بتسمّي (bitsammi) بسمّي (bisammi) منسمّي (minsammi) بتسمّو (bitsammu) بسمّو (bisammu)
f بتسمّي (bitsammi) بتسمّي (bitsammi)
subjunctive m اسمّي (asammi) تسمّي (tsammi) يسمّي (ysammi) نسمّي (nsammi) تسمّو (tsammu) يسمّو (ysammu)
f تسمّي (tsammi) تسمّي (tsammi)
imperative m سمّي (sammi) سمّو (sammu)
f سمّي (sammi)

Tunisian Arabic

Verb

سمى (samma)

  1. (ditransitive) to name, to call, to designate, to denominate
    شسميت ولدك؟
    šsammīt wildik?
    How did you name your son?
  2. to title, to entitle
  3. to nominate, to appoint
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