سميع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س م ع (s-m-ʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.miːʕ/

Adjective

سَمِيعٌ (samīʿun) (feminine سَمِيعَة (samīʿa), masculine plural سَمِيعُونَ (samīʿūna) or سُمَعَاء (sumaʿāʾ), feminine plural سَمِيعَات (samīʿāt), elative أَسْمَع (ʾasmaʿ))

  1. well-hearing
    Antonym: أَصَمّ (ʾaṣamm)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:24:
      مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَٱلْأَعْمَى وَٱلْأَصَمِّ وَٱلْبَصِيرِ وَٱلسَّمِيعِ ۚ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
      maṯalu l-farīqayni ka-l-ʾaʿmā wa-l-ʾaṣammi wa-l-baṣīri wa-s-samīʿi hal yastawiyāni maṯalan ʾa-fa-lā taḏakkarūna
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Declension

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