Arabic for hearing

sam3
ﺳَﻤﻊ
hearing – masculine singular

ﺳَﻤﻊ is an Arabic word. The meaning is hearing. You pronounce it sam3.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word hearing

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Important letters:
The root of the word hearing consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, mim that is written and pronounced m and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word hearing letter by letter

ﺳَﻤﻊ
ﺳـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
sin
s
mim
m
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for hearing 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 letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻤﻊ and pronounced sam3.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for hearing

fa3l becomes sam3

We have seen that the Arabic word for hearing is written ﺳَﻤﻊ and pronounced sam3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are s, m and 3, the word becomes sam3.
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

Words with the same pattern as hearing