سمى

• IPA^(key): /sam.maː/

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سَمَّى • (sammā) II (non-past يُسَمِّي (yusammī), verbal noun تَسْمِيَة (tasmiya))

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)

• اِسْم (ism)

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

• IPA^(key): /sam.ma/

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

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

• IPA^(key): /sam.ma/,

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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?

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

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