سمح

See also: سمج and س م ح

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س م ح (s m ḥ)
11 terms

Verb

سَمَحَ • (samaḥa) I (non-past يَسْمَحُ (yasmaḥu), verbal noun سَمَاح (samāḥ))

1. to allow, to permit (لِ (li) someone) (بِ (bi) something / أَن (ʔan) to do something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَمَحَ (I, sound, a ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal noun سَمَاح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَمَاح samāḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَامِح sāmiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْمُوح masmūḥ
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	سَمَحْتُ samaḥtu	سَمَحْتَ samaḥta	سَمَحَ samaḥa		سَمَحْتُمَا samaḥtumā	سَمَحَا samaḥā		سَمَحْنَا samaḥnā	سَمَحْتُمْ samaḥtum	سَمَحُوا samaḥū
	f		سَمَحْتِ samaḥti	سَمَحَتْ samaḥat			سَمَحَتَا samaḥatā			سَمَحْتُنَّ samaḥtunna	سَمَحْنَ samaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْمَحُ ʔasmaḥu	تَسْمَحُ tasmaḥu	يَسْمَحُ yasmaḥu		تَسْمَحَانِ tasmaḥāni	يَسْمَحَانِ yasmaḥāni		نَسْمَحُ nasmaḥu	تَسْمَحُونَ tasmaḥūna	يَسْمَحُونَ yasmaḥūna
	f		تَسْمَحِينَ tasmaḥīna	تَسْمَحُ tasmaḥu			تَسْمَحَانِ tasmaḥāni			تَسْمَحْنَ tasmaḥna	يَسْمَحْنَ yasmaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْمَحَ ʔasmaḥa	تَسْمَحَ tasmaḥa	يَسْمَحَ yasmaḥa		تَسْمَحَا tasmaḥā	يَسْمَحَا yasmaḥā		نَسْمَحَ nasmaḥa	تَسْمَحُوا tasmaḥū	يَسْمَحُوا yasmaḥū
	f		تَسْمَحِي tasmaḥī	تَسْمَحَ tasmaḥa			تَسْمَحَا tasmaḥā			تَسْمَحْنَ tasmaḥna	يَسْمَحْنَ yasmaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْمَحْ ʔasmaḥ	تَسْمَحْ tasmaḥ	يَسْمَحْ yasmaḥ		تَسْمَحَا tasmaḥā	يَسْمَحَا yasmaḥā		نَسْمَحْ nasmaḥ	تَسْمَحُوا tasmaḥū	يَسْمَحُوا yasmaḥū
	f		تَسْمَحِي tasmaḥī	تَسْمَحْ tasmaḥ			تَسْمَحَا tasmaḥā			تَسْمَحْنَ tasmaḥna	يَسْمَحْنَ yasmaḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِسْمَحْ ismaḥ			اِسْمَحَا ismaḥā				اِسْمَحُوا ismaḥū
	f		اِسْمَحِي ismaḥī							اِسْمَحْنَ ismaḥna
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	—	—	سُمِحَ sumiḥa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُسْمَحُ yusmaḥu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُسْمَحَ yusmaḥa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُسْمَحْ yusmaḥ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Verb

سَمُحَ • (samuḥa) I (non-past يَسْمُحُ (yasmuḥu), verbal noun سَمْح (samḥ) or سَمَاح (samāḥ) or سَمَاحَة (samāḥa))

1. to be magnanimous, to be generous (Can we add an example for this sense?), (particularly with verbal noun سَمْح samḥ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَمُحَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive, verbal nouns سَمْح, سَمَاح, سَمَاحَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَمْح, سَمَاح, سَمَاحَة samḥ, samāḥ, samāḥa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَمْح, سَمِيح samḥ, samīḥ
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	سَمُحْتُ samuḥtu	سَمُحْتَ samuḥta	سَمُحَ samuḥa		سَمُحْتُمَا samuḥtumā	سَمُحَا samuḥā		سَمُحْنَا samuḥnā	سَمُحْتُمْ samuḥtum	سَمُحُوا samuḥū
	f		سَمُحْتِ samuḥti	سَمُحَتْ samuḥat			سَمُحَتَا samuḥatā			سَمُحْتُنَّ samuḥtunna	سَمُحْنَ samuḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْمُحُ ʔasmuḥu	تَسْمُحُ tasmuḥu	يَسْمُحُ yasmuḥu		تَسْمُحَانِ tasmuḥāni	يَسْمُحَانِ yasmuḥāni		نَسْمُحُ nasmuḥu	تَسْمُحُونَ tasmuḥūna	يَسْمُحُونَ yasmuḥūna
	f		تَسْمُحِينَ tasmuḥīna	تَسْمُحُ tasmuḥu			تَسْمُحَانِ tasmuḥāni			تَسْمُحْنَ tasmuḥna	يَسْمُحْنَ yasmuḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْمُحَ ʔasmuḥa	تَسْمُحَ tasmuḥa	يَسْمُحَ yasmuḥa		تَسْمُحَا tasmuḥā	يَسْمُحَا yasmuḥā		نَسْمُحَ nasmuḥa	تَسْمُحُوا tasmuḥū	يَسْمُحُوا yasmuḥū
	f		تَسْمُحِي tasmuḥī	تَسْمُحَ tasmuḥa			تَسْمُحَا tasmuḥā			تَسْمُحْنَ tasmuḥna	يَسْمُحْنَ yasmuḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْمُحْ ʔasmuḥ	تَسْمُحْ tasmuḥ	يَسْمُحْ yasmuḥ		تَسْمُحَا tasmuḥā	يَسْمُحَا yasmuḥā		نَسْمُحْ nasmuḥ	تَسْمُحُوا tasmuḥū	يَسْمُحُوا yasmuḥū
	f		تَسْمُحِي tasmuḥī	تَسْمُحْ tasmuḥ			تَسْمُحَا tasmuḥā			تَسْمُحْنَ tasmuḥna	يَسْمُحْنَ yasmuḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُسْمُحْ usmuḥ			اُسْمُحَا usmuḥā				اُسْمُحُوا usmuḥū
	f		اُسْمُحِي usmuḥī							اُسْمُحْنَ usmuḥna

Descendants

• → Swahili: -samehe (“to forgive”)

Etymology 3

Verb

سَمَّحَ • (sammaḥa) II (non-past يُسَمِّحُ (yusammiḥu), verbal noun تَسْمِيح (tasmīḥ))

1. act kindly
2. walk with a light and noiseless step
3. straighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَمَّحَ (II, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun تَسْمِيح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسْمِيح tasmīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَمِّح musammiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَمَّح musammaḥ
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	سَمَّحْتُ sammaḥtu	سَمَّحْتَ sammaḥta	سَمَّحَ sammaḥa		سَمَّحْتُمَا sammaḥtumā	سَمَّحَا sammaḥā		سَمَّحْنَا sammaḥnā	سَمَّحْتُمْ sammaḥtum	سَمَّحُوا sammaḥū
	f		سَمَّحْتِ sammaḥti	سَمَّحَتْ sammaḥat			سَمَّحَتَا sammaḥatā			سَمَّحْتُنَّ sammaḥtunna	سَمَّحْنَ sammaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَمِّحُ ʔusammiḥu	تُسَمِّحُ tusammiḥu	يُسَمِّحُ yusammiḥu		تُسَمِّحَانِ tusammiḥāni	يُسَمِّحَانِ yusammiḥāni		نُسَمِّحُ nusammiḥu	تُسَمِّحُونَ tusammiḥūna	يُسَمِّحُونَ yusammiḥūna
	f		تُسَمِّحِينَ tusammiḥīna	تُسَمِّحُ tusammiḥu			تُسَمِّحَانِ tusammiḥāni			تُسَمِّحْنَ tusammiḥna	يُسَمِّحْنَ yusammiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَمِّحَ ʔusammiḥa	تُسَمِّحَ tusammiḥa	يُسَمِّحَ yusammiḥa		تُسَمِّحَا tusammiḥā	يُسَمِّحَا yusammiḥā		نُسَمِّحَ nusammiḥa	تُسَمِّحُوا tusammiḥū	يُسَمِّحُوا yusammiḥū
	f		تُسَمِّحِي tusammiḥī	تُسَمِّحَ tusammiḥa			تُسَمِّحَا tusammiḥā			تُسَمِّحْنَ tusammiḥna	يُسَمِّحْنَ yusammiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَمِّحْ ʔusammiḥ	تُسَمِّحْ tusammiḥ	يُسَمِّحْ yusammiḥ		تُسَمِّحَا tusammiḥā	يُسَمِّحَا yusammiḥā		نُسَمِّحْ nusammiḥ	تُسَمِّحُوا tusammiḥū	يُسَمِّحُوا yusammiḥū
	f		تُسَمِّحِي tusammiḥī	تُسَمِّحْ tusammiḥ			تُسَمِّحَا tusammiḥā			تُسَمِّحْنَ tusammiḥna	يُسَمِّحْنَ yusammiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَمِّحْ sammiḥ			سَمِّحَا sammiḥā				سَمِّحُوا sammiḥū
	f		سَمِّحِي sammiḥī							سَمِّحْنَ sammiḥna
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	سُمِّحْتُ summiḥtu	سُمِّحْتَ summiḥta	سُمِّحَ summiḥa		سُمِّحْتُمَا summiḥtumā	سُمِّحَا summiḥā		سُمِّحْنَا summiḥnā	سُمِّحْتُمْ summiḥtum	سُمِّحُوا summiḥū
	f		سُمِّحْتِ summiḥti	سُمِّحَتْ summiḥat			سُمِّحَتَا summiḥatā			سُمِّحْتُنَّ summiḥtunna	سُمِّحْنَ summiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَمَّحُ ʔusammaḥu	تُسَمَّحُ tusammaḥu	يُسَمَّحُ yusammaḥu		تُسَمَّحَانِ tusammaḥāni	يُسَمَّحَانِ yusammaḥāni		نُسَمَّحُ nusammaḥu	تُسَمَّحُونَ tusammaḥūna	يُسَمَّحُونَ yusammaḥūna
	f		تُسَمَّحِينَ tusammaḥīna	تُسَمَّحُ tusammaḥu			تُسَمَّحَانِ tusammaḥāni			تُسَمَّحْنَ tusammaḥna	يُسَمَّحْنَ yusammaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَمَّحَ ʔusammaḥa	تُسَمَّحَ tusammaḥa	يُسَمَّحَ yusammaḥa		تُسَمَّحَا tusammaḥā	يُسَمَّحَا yusammaḥā		نُسَمَّحَ nusammaḥa	تُسَمَّحُوا tusammaḥū	يُسَمَّحُوا yusammaḥū
	f		تُسَمَّحِي tusammaḥī	تُسَمَّحَ tusammaḥa			تُسَمَّحَا tusammaḥā			تُسَمَّحْنَ tusammaḥna	يُسَمَّحْنَ yusammaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَمَّحْ ʔusammaḥ	تُسَمَّحْ tusammaḥ	يُسَمَّحْ yusammaḥ		تُسَمَّحَا tusammaḥā	يُسَمَّحَا yusammaḥā		نُسَمَّحْ nusammaḥ	تُسَمَّحُوا tusammaḥū	يُسَمَّحُوا yusammaḥū
	f		تُسَمَّحِي tusammaḥī	تُسَمَّحْ tusammaḥ			تُسَمَّحَا tusammaḥā			تُسَمَّحْنَ tusammaḥna	يُسَمَّحْنَ yusammaḥna

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

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Noun

سَمْح • (samḥ) m

1. verbal noun of سَمُحَ (samuḥa) (form I)
2. magnanimity

Declension

Declension of noun سَمْح (samḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَمْح samḥ	السَّمْح as-samḥ	سَمْح samḥ
nominative	سَمْحٌ samḥun	السَّمْحُ as-samḥu	سَمْحُ samḥu
accusative	سَمْحًا samḥan	السَّمْحَ as-samḥa	سَمْحَ samḥa
genitive	سَمْحٍ samḥin	السَّمْحِ as-samḥi	سَمْحِ samḥi

Adjective

سَمْح • (samḥ) (common plural سِمَاح (simāḥ), elative أَسْمَح (ʔasmaḥ))

1. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Declension of adjective سَمْح (samḥ)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سَمْح samḥ	السَّمْح as-samḥ	سَمْحَة samḥa	السَّمْحَة as-samḥa
nominative	سَمْحٌ samḥun	السَّمْحُ as-samḥu	سَمْحَةٌ samḥatun	السَّمْحَةُ as-samḥatu
accusative	سَمْحًا samḥan	السَّمْحَ as-samḥa	سَمْحَةً samḥatan	السَّمْحَةَ as-samḥata
genitive	سَمْحٍ samḥin	السَّمْحِ as-samḥi	سَمْحَةٍ samḥatin	السَّمْحَةِ as-samḥati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سَمْحَيْن samḥayn	السَّمْحَيْن as-samḥayn	سَمْحَتَيْن samḥatayn	السَّمْحَتَيْن as-samḥatayn
nominative	سَمْحَانِ samḥāni	السَّمْحَانِ as-samḥāni	سَمْحَتَانِ samḥatāni	السَّمْحَتَانِ as-samḥatāni
accusative	سَمْحَيْنِ samḥayni	السَّمْحَيْنِ as-samḥayni	سَمْحَتَيْنِ samḥatayni	السَّمْحَتَيْنِ as-samḥatayni
genitive	سَمْحَيْنِ samḥayni	السَّمْحَيْنِ as-samḥayni	سَمْحَتَيْنِ samḥatayni	السَّمْحَتَيْنِ as-samḥatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سِمَاح simāḥ	السِّمَاح as-simāḥ	سِمَاح simāḥ	السِّمَاح as-simāḥ
nominative	سِمَاحٌ simāḥun	السِّمَاحُ as-simāḥu	سِمَاحٌ simāḥun	السِّمَاحُ as-simāḥu
accusative	سِمَاحًا simāḥan	السِّمَاحَ as-simāḥa	سِمَاحًا simāḥan	السِّمَاحَ as-simāḥa
genitive	سِمَاحٍ simāḥin	السِّمَاحِ as-simāḥi	سِمَاحٍ simāḥin	السِّمَاحِ as-simāḥi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “سمح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 350
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سمح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1422.
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سمح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, pages 507–508
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “سمح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 499–500

Chadian Arabic

Root
س م ح
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَمْح (samḥ, “generous”).

Adjective

سمح • (sameh) (feminine سمحة (samhe), masculine plural سمحين (samhīn), feminine plural سمحات (samhāt))

1. beautiful
2. good, nice

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَمَحَ (samaḥa).

Verb

سمح • (samah) I (non-past يسمح (yasmah))

1. to allow, to permit

References

• Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[3] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 134
• Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 1107

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س م ح
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَحَ (samaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smaħ/

Verb

سمح • (smaḥ) I (non-past يسمح (yismaḥ), verbal noun سميح (smīḥ), active participle سامح (sāmiḥ), passive participle مسموح (masmūḥ))

1. to abandon, to give up, to relinquish [with ف]

   سمحت فما ملكت. ― smaḥt f-mā mlakt ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   سمحت فولاده. ― smaḥt fe-wlādu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. to condone, to allow [with ب]

   سمحوا بالغش فامتحان الإسلاميات.

   samḥu b-el-ḡašš fe-mtiḥān el-ʔislāmiyyāt.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. to allow, to permit [with ل]

   سمح له ولي أمره باش يمشي للمخيم.

   smaḥlu wali ʔamru bāš yimši l-el-muḵayyam.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. to forgive, to excuse [with ل]

   سمح لي على ما فعلته ديك المرة

   smaḥli ʕla mā fʕaltu dīk el-marra.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س م ح
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَحَ (samaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.maħ/, [ˈsa.maħ]

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Verb

سمح • (samaḥ) I (present بسمح (bismaḥ), passive participle مسموح (masmūḥ))

1. to allow, to permit

   Antonyms: منع (manaʕ), حرّم (ḥarram)

Conjugation

Conjugation of سمح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	سمحت (samaḥt)	سمحت (samaḥt)	سمح (samaḥ)		سمحنا (samaḥna)	سمحتو (samaḥtu)	سمحو (samaḥu)
	f		سمحتي (samaḥti)	سمحت (samḥat)
present	m	بسمح (basmaḥ)	بتسمح (btismaḥ)	بسمح (bismaḥ)		منسمح (mnismaḥ)	بتسمحو (btismaḥu)	بسمحو (bismaḥu)
	f		بتسمحي (btismaḥi)	بتسمح (btismaḥ)
subjunctive	m	أسمح (ʔasmaḥ)	تسمح (tismaḥ)	يسمح (yismaḥ)		نسمح (nismaḥ)	تسمحو (tismaḥu)	يسمحو (yismaḥu)
	f		تسمحي (tismaḥi)	تسمح (tismaḥ)
imperative	m		اسمح (ismaḥ)				اسمحو (ismaḥu)
	f		اسمحي (ismaḥi)