Arabic for make hear, recite

samma3a

ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ

make hear, recite – past tense he

yusammi3u

ﻳُﺴَﻤِّﻊُ

make hear, recite – present tense he

The Arabic verb for make hear, recite is written ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ and pronunced samma3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺴَﻤِّﻊُ and pronounced yusammi3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺱ ﻡ ﻉ

The root of the word make hear, recite consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word make hear, recite letter by letter

ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ

ﺳـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻊ

ﺳـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻊ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

sin

mim

ayn

The Arabic word for make hear, recite consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ـﻤـ ) 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. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 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 ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ and pronounced samma3a.

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The pattern for make hear, recite

fa33ala becomes samma3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for make hear, recite is written ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ and pronounced samma3a. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are s, m and 3, the word becomes samma3a.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns