سمى

See also: سمي, سمی, and شمي

Arabic

Root
س م و (s m w)
13 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam.maː/

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Verb

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)

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَمَّى (II, final-weak, full passive, verbal noun تَسْمِيَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسْمِيَة tasmiya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَمٍّ musammin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَمًّى 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	سَمَّيْتُ sammaytu	سَمَّيْتَ sammayta	سَمَّى sammā		سَمَّيْتُمَا sammaytumā	سَمَّيَا sammayā		سَمَّيْنَا sammaynā	سَمَّيْتُمْ sammaytum	سَمَّوْا sammaw
	f		سَمَّيْتِ sammayti	سَمَّتْ sammat			سَمَّتَا sammatā			سَمَّيْتُنَّ sammaytunna	سَمَّيْنَ sammayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَمِّي ʔusammī	تُسَمِّي tusammī	يُسَمِّي yusammī		تُسَمِّيَانِ tusammiyāni	يُسَمِّيَانِ yusammiyāni		نُسَمِّي nusammī	تُسَمُّونَ tusammūna	يُسَمُّونَ yusammūna
	f		تُسَمِّينَ tusammīna	تُسَمِّي tusammī			تُسَمِّيَانِ tusammiyāni			تُسَمِّينَ tusammīna	يُسَمِّينَ yusammīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَمِّيَ ʔusammiya	تُسَمِّيَ tusammiya	يُسَمِّيَ yusammiya		تُسَمِّيَا tusammiyā	يُسَمِّيَا yusammiyā		نُسَمِّيَ nusammiya	تُسَمُّوا tusammū	يُسَمُّوا yusammū
	f		تُسَمِّي tusammī	تُسَمِّيَ tusammiya			تُسَمِّيَا tusammiyā			تُسَمِّينَ tusammīna	يُسَمِّينَ yusammīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَمِّ ʔusammi	تُسَمِّ tusammi	يُسَمِّ yusammi		تُسَمِّيَا tusammiyā	يُسَمِّيَا yusammiyā		نُسَمِّ nusammi	تُسَمُّوا tusammū	يُسَمُّوا yusammū
	f		تُسَمِّي tusammī	تُسَمِّ tusammi			تُسَمِّيَا tusammiyā			تُسَمِّينَ tusammīna	يُسَمِّينَ yusammīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَمِّ sammi			سَمِّيَا sammiyā				سَمُّوا sammū
	f		سَمِّي sammī							سَمِّينَ 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	سُمِّيتُ summītu	سُمِّيتَ summīta	سُمِّيَ summiya		سُمِّيتُمَا summītumā	سُمِّيَا summiyā		سُمِّينَا summīnā	سُمِّيتُمْ summītum	سُمُّوا summū
	f		سُمِّيتِ summīti	سُمِّيَتْ summiyat			سُمِّيَتَا summiyatā			سُمِّيتُنَّ summītunna	سُمِّينَ summīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَمَّى ʔusammā	تُسَمَّى tusammā	يُسَمَّى yusammā		تُسَمَّيَانِ tusammayāni	يُسَمَّيَانِ yusammayāni		نُسَمَّى nusammā	تُسَمَّوْنَ tusammawna	يُسَمَّوْنَ yusammawna
	f		تُسَمَّيْنَ tusammayna	تُسَمَّى tusammā			تُسَمَّيَانِ tusammayāni			تُسَمَّيْنَ tusammayna	يُسَمَّيْنَ yusammayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَمَّى ʔusammā	تُسَمَّى tusammā	يُسَمَّى yusammā		تُسَمَّيَا tusammayā	يُسَمَّيَا yusammayā		نُسَمَّى nusammā	تُسَمَّوْا tusammaw	يُسَمَّوْا yusammaw
	f		تُسَمَّيْ tusammay	تُسَمَّى tusammā			تُسَمَّيَا tusammayā			تُسَمَّيْنَ tusammayna	يُسَمَّيْنَ yusammayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَمَّ ʔusamma	تُسَمَّ tusamma	يُسَمَّ yusamma		تُسَمَّيَا tusammayā	يُسَمَّيَا yusammayā		نُسَمَّ nusamma	تُسَمَّوْا tusammaw	يُسَمَّوْا yusammaw
	f		تُسَمَّيْ tusammay	تُسَمَّ tusamma			تُسَمَّيَا tusammayā			تُسَمَّيْنَ tusammayna	يُسَمَّيْنَ yusammayna

Related terms

• اِسْم (ism)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س م ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam.ma/

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)

North Levantine Arabic

Root
س م ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā). Sense "to say the basmala" is adapted from the word اِسْم (ism, “name”) used in the basmala, بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيم (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam.ma/

Verb

سمّى • (samma) II (non-past يسمّي (ysammi), verbal noun تسماية (tismāy(e)) or تسمية (tasmiye), active participle مسمّى (msamma) or مسمّي (msammi))

1. (ditransitive) to name, to call

   Synonyms: قال لـ (ʔāl la-), عيّط لـ (ʕayyaṭ la-)

2. (intransitive, Muslim) to say the basmala

   سميت شي قبل الأكل؟

   sammēt šī ʔabl l-ʔakl?

   Did you say bismillah before you started eating?

3. (intransitive, Christian) to say the name of God

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Henry M. Huxley (1902) Syrian Songs, Proverbs, and Stories, pg. 201 to this entry?)

See also

• تشَهَّد (tšahhad, “to say the shahada”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س م و
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam.ma/, [ˈsam.ma]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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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 سمى

		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) 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