Arabic root

س-م-ع

4 words from this root family

A1verb

يَسْمَعُ

yasmaʿu

he hears / he listens

Example

يَسْمَعُ الْمُوسِيقَى كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

yasmaʿu al-mūsīqā kulla yawmin.

He listens to music every day.

Root: س-م-ع Verbs Basics

A1verb

سَمِعَ

samiʿa

to hear / to listen

Example

سمعتُ الأخبارَ في الراديو

samiʿtu al-akhbāra fī ar-rādiyū

I heard the news on the radio

Root: س-م-ع Verbs Communication Quranic

Grammar

Form I verb. Past: sami'a, Present: yasma'u.

A1verb

اِسْتَمَعَ

istamaʿa

to listen

Example

استمعتُ إلى الموسيقى

istamaʿtu ilā al-mūsīqā

I listened to music

Root: س-م-ع Verbs Communication Senses Hobbies Advanced Verbs

Grammar

Form VIII verb (اِفْتَعَلَ). Past: istama'a, Present: yastami'u. Takes ilā (إلى). More intentional than sami'a.

A2adjective

سَمِيعٌ

samīʿ

all-hearing

Example

إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ

inna Allāha samīʿun baṣīr

Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing (22:75)

Root: س-م-ع Quranic

Grammar

Intensive adjective (فَعِيل pattern) from سَمِعَ (to hear). Often paired with بَصِيرٌ (all-seeing) or عَلِيمٌ (all-knowing).

Culture

As-Samīʿ (The All-Hearing) reassures believers that God hears every prayer, even silent ones. It also warns that no secret conversation escapes God's hearing.