سمى

سمى

See also: سمي‎, سمی‎, and شمي‎

Arabic

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Verb

سَمَّى • (sammā) II, non-past يُسَمِّي‎‎ (yusammī)

1. (ditransitive) to name, to call, to designate, to denominate, to title, to entitle

   ‏سَمَّى ٱبْنَهُ خَالِدًا / سَمَّى ٱبْنَهُ بِخَالِدٍ‎

   sammā bnahu ḵālidan / sammā bnahu biḵālidin

   He named his son Khalid

2. to nominate, to appoint
3. to say بسم اللّٰه‎ (“in the name of God”)

   Synonym: بَسْمَلَ‎ (basmala)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَمَّى

(form-II final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسْمِيَة‎ tasmiya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَمٍّ‎ musammin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَمًّى‎ musamman
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَمَّيْتُ‎ sammaytu	سَمَّيْتَ‎ sammayta	سَمَّى sammā		سَمَّيْتُمَا‎ sammaytumā	سَمَّيَا‎ sammayā		سَمَّيْنَا‎ sammaynā	سَمَّيْتُمْ‎ sammaytum	سَمَّوْا‎ sammaw
	f		سَمَّيْتِ‎ sammayti	سَمَّتْ‎ sammat			سَمَّتَا‎ sammatā			سَمَّيْتُنَّ‎ sammaytunna	سَمَّيْنَ‎ sammayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُسَمِّي‎ ʾusammī	تُسَمِّي‎ tusammī	يُسَمِّي‎ yusammī		تُسَمِّيَانِ‎ tusammiyāni	يُسَمِّيَانِ‎ yusammiyāni		نُسَمِّي‎ nusammī	تُسَمُّونَ‎ tusammūna	يُسَمُّونَ‎ yusammūna
	f		تُسَمِّينَ‎ tusammīna	تُسَمِّي‎ tusammī			تُسَمِّيَانِ‎ tusammiyāni			تُسَمِّينَ‎ tusammīna	يُسَمِّينَ‎ yusammīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَمِّيَ‎ ʾusammiya	تُسَمِّيَ‎ tusammiya	يُسَمِّيَ‎ yusammiya		تُسَمِّيَا‎ tusammiyā	يُسَمِّيَا‎ yusammiyā		نُسَمِّيَ‎ nusammiya	تُسَمُّوا‎ tusammū	يُسَمُّوا‎ yusammū
	f		تُسَمِّي‎ tusammī	تُسَمِّيَ‎ tusammiya			تُسَمِّيَا‎ tusammiyā			تُسَمِّينَ‎ tusammīna	يُسَمِّينَ‎ yusammīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَمِّ‎ ʾusammi	تُسَمِّ‎ tusammi	يُسَمِّ‎ yusammi		تُسَمِّيَا‎ tusammiyā	يُسَمِّيَا‎ yusammiyā		نُسَمِّ‎ nusammi	تُسَمُّوا‎ tusammū	يُسَمُّوا‎ yusammū
	f		تُسَمِّي‎ tusammī	تُسَمِّ‎ tusammi			تُسَمِّيَا‎ tusammiyā			تُسَمِّينَ‎ tusammīna	يُسَمِّينَ‎ yusammīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَمِّ‎ sammi			سَمِّيَا‎ sammiyā				سَمُّوا‎ sammū
	f		سَمِّي‎ sammī							سَمِّينَ‎ sammīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُمِّيتُ‎ summītu	سُمِّيتَ‎ summīta	سُمِّيَ‎ summiya		سُمِّيتُمَا‎ summītumā	سُمِّيَا‎ summiyā		سُمِّينَا‎ summīnā	سُمِّيتُمْ‎ summītum	سُمُّوا‎ summū
	f		سُمِّيتِ‎ summīti	سُمِّيَتْ‎ summiyat			سُمِّيَتَا‎ summiyatā			سُمِّيتُنَّ‎ summītunna	سُمِّينَ‎ summīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُسَمَّى‎ ʾusammā	تُسَمَّى‎ tusammā	يُسَمَّى‎ yusammā		تُسَمَّيَانِ‎ tusammayāni	يُسَمَّيَانِ‎ yusammayāni		نُسَمَّى‎ nusammā	تُسَمَّوْنَ‎ tusammawna	يُسَمَّوْنَ‎ yusammawna
	f		تُسَمَّيْنَ‎ tusammayna	تُسَمَّى‎ tusammā			تُسَمَّيَانِ‎ tusammayāni			تُسَمَّيْنَ‎ tusammayna	يُسَمَّيْنَ‎ yusammayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَمَّى‎ ʾusammā	تُسَمَّى‎ tusammā	يُسَمَّى‎ yusammā		تُسَمَّيَا‎ tusammayā	يُسَمَّيَا‎ yusammayā		نُسَمَّى‎ nusammā	تُسَمَّوْا‎ tusammaw	يُسَمَّوْا‎ yusammaw
	f		تُسَمَّيْ‎ tusammay	تُسَمَّى‎ tusammā			تُسَمَّيَا‎ tusammayā			تُسَمَّيْنَ‎ tusammayna	يُسَمَّيْنَ‎ yusammayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَمَّ‎ ʾusamma	تُسَمَّ‎ tusamma	يُسَمَّ‎ yusamma		تُسَمَّيَا‎ tusammayā	يُسَمَّيَا‎ yusammayā		نُسَمَّ‎ nusamma	تُسَمَّوْا‎ tusammaw	يُسَمَّوْا‎ yusammaw
	f		تُسَمَّيْ‎ tusammay	تُسَمَّ‎ tusamma			تُسَمَّيَا‎ tusammayā			تُسَمَّيْنَ‎ tusammayna	يُسَمَّيْنَ‎ yusammayna

Related terms

• اسم‎

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Tunisian Arabic

Verb

سَمَّا‎ (sammā)

1. (ditransitive) to name, to call, to designate, to denominate

   • شْسَمِّيتْ وِلْدِكْ ؟‎ (šsammīt wildik ?) — How did you name your son?

2. to title, to entitle
3. to nominate, to appoint