شم

See also: سم

Arabic

Etymology

From root ش م م (š-m-m)

Pronunciation

• Verb: IPA^(key): /ʃam.ma/ •

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• Noun: IPA^(key): /ʃamm/

Verb

1. to smell, to apperceive through the nose, to sniff

Verb

1. to gloat, to crow, to magnify oneself, to be haughty, to be supercilious

Noun

شَمّ • (šamm) m

1. verbal noun of شَمَّ (šamma) (form I)
2. smelling; sense of smell
3. smell

Declension

Declension of noun شَمّ (šamm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَمّ šamm	الشَّمّ aš-šamm	شَمّ šamm
Nominative	شَمٌّ šammun	الشَّمُّ aš-šammu	شَمُّ šammu
Accusative	شَمًّا šamman	الشَّمَّ aš-šamma	شَمَّ šamma
Genitive	شَمٍّ šammin	الشَّمِّ aš-šammi	شَمِّ šammi

Adjective

شُمّ • (šumm) c pl

1. common plural of أَشَمّ (ʔašamm)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “شم”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 784
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “شم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1593
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, pages 553–554