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-

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