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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.mɑːʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.mɑːʔ]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.mɒːʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.mɔʔ]

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)