سمع
Arabic
root
Definitions
- to hear
- (with ب) to hear of, to hear about
- (with من) to hear from
- to learn, to be told
- (with من or ل) to listen to, to pay attention to, to hear someone out
- to learn by hearsay
- to overhear
- to lend an ear
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šamaʿ-.
Origin
Proto-Semitic
*šamaʿ-