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===Etymology=== |
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Probably from the {{etyl|arc|ar}} {{m|arc|סימטא|sc=Hebr|tr=s-y-m-ṭ-ʾ}}, but later reanalysed as deriving from the {{etyl|ar|-}} root {{ar-root|س م ت}}. |
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From the root {{ar-root|س م ت}}. |
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===Noun=== |
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Revision as of 23:51, 16 June 2015
Arabic
Etymology
Probably from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Aramaic סימטא (s-y-m-ṭ-ʾ), but later reanalysed as deriving from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic root س م ت (s-m-t).
Noun
سَمْت • (samt) m (plural سُمُوت (sumūt))
- road, way
- mode or manner of conduct
- gravity, staidness, steadiness, sedateness, calmness
- region or quarter towards which the course is directed
- compass direction
- azimuth
Declension
Declension of noun سَمْت (samt)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَمْت samt |
السَّمْت as-samt |
سَمْت samt |
Nominative | سَمْتٌ samtun |
السَّمْتُ as-samtu |
سَمْتُ samtu |
Accusative | سَمْتًا samtan |
السَّمْتَ as-samta |
سَمْتَ samta |
Genitive | سَمْتٍ samtin |
السَّمْتِ as-samti |
سَمْتِ samti |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سَمْتَيْن samtayn |
السَّمْتَيْن as-samtayn |
سَمْتَيْ samtay |
Nominative | سَمْتَانِ samtāni |
السَّمْتَانِ as-samtāni |
سَمْتَا samtā |
Accusative | سَمْتَيْنِ samtayni |
السَّمْتَيْنِ as-samtayni |
سَمْتَيْ samtay |
Genitive | سَمْتَيْنِ samtayni |
السَّمْتَيْنِ as-samtayni |
سَمْتَيْ samtay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سُمُوت sumūt |
السُّمُوت as-sumūt |
سُمُوت sumūt |
Nominative | سُمُوتٌ sumūtun |
السُّمُوتُ as-sumūtu |
سُمُوتُ sumūtu |
Accusative | سُمُوتًا sumūtan |
السُّمُوتَ as-sumūta |
سُمُوتَ sumūta |
Genitive | سُمُوتٍ sumūtin |
السُّمُوتِ as-sumūti |
سُمُوتِ sumūti |
Derived terms
- سَمْت الرَأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “zenith”)
- نَظِير السَمْت (naẓīr as-samt, “nadir”)
Descendants
- Azeri: səmt
- English: azimuth, zenith
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: semt
- Ottoman Turkish: سمت (semt)
- Persian: سمت (samt)
- Tajik: самт (samt)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “سمت”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
Persian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic (deprecated template usage) سَمْت (samt).
Noun
سمت • (samt)