Arabic for smell
shamma
ﺷَﻢَّ
smell – past tense he
yashummu
ﻳَﺸُﻢُّ
smell – present tense he
The Arabic verb for smell is written ﺷَﻢَّ and pronunced shamma in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺸُﻢُّ and pronounced yashummu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
Important letters:
ﺵ
ﻡ
ﻡ
The root of the word smell consists of three Arabic letters:
shin that is written ﺵ and pronounced sh,
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Word related to smell
All letters in smell
ﺷَﻢَّ
The Arabic word for smell consists of: The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ﺷـ ) and pronounced sh and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺷَﻢَّ and pronounced shamma.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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Conjugations of smell
past tense
present tense
he
shamma
ﺷَﻢَّ
he - past tense
yashummu
ﻳَﺸُﻢُّ
he - present tense
she
shammat
ﺷَﻤَّﺖ
she - past tense
tashummu
ﺗَﺸُﻢُّ
she - present tense
I
shamamtu
ﺷَﻤَﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'ashummu
ﺃَﺷُﻢُّ
I - present tense