سَمَاعِhearing in Arabic

Example sentences

• لِكَثْرَةِ دَوْرِ ذَلِكَ فَتَرَاهُ إِمَّا يَكْتُبُ الأَسْمَاءَ حَالَ السَّمَاعِ ،

  Because that happens so often, you will then see him either write the names at the moment of hearing.

  السَّمَاعِ — hearing. A verbal noun for the act of hearing, the owner term completing 'at the moment of the hearing', so it takes the 'of'-style (genitive) ending. It pins down which moment: the very instant of listening.

  From: Humility Over Fame →

• يُرَوِّحُ عَنْ النُفُوسِ لِتَسْتَعِدَّ لِسَمَاعِ مَواعِظِهِ،

  He soothes the souls so that they may prepare to hear his admonitions.

  لِسَمَاعِ — for listening. This attaches the purpose-preposition 'for' to a verbal noun — an action packaged as a thing, 'listening'. The preposition marks the aim and governs the noun into the after-preposition case, giving 'in readiness for hearing'.

  From: The Preacher's Legacy →

• يُرَوِّحُ عَنْ النُّفُوسِ لِتَسْتَعِدَّ لِسَمَاعِ مَواعِظِهِ،

  He refreshes the souls so that they are ready to hear his admonitions.

  لِسَمَاعِ — to hear. This attaches the purpose-preposition 'to' to a verbal noun — an action packaged as a thing, 'hearing'. The preposition marks the aim and governs the noun into the after-preposition case, giving 'in readiness to hear'.

  From: Sermons, Wit, and Sorrow →

• قَدْ يُعْرَضُ عِنْدَ سَمَاعِ الْمَوَاعِظِ لِلسَّامِعِ يَقْظَةً،

  When admonitions are heard, the listener may experience a momentary awakening.

  سَمَاعِ — hearing. This action-noun names the bare act of hearing and sits in the genitive the preposition governs. It heads an 'of' pairing with the admonitions: 'the hearing of the admonitions'.

  From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →

• وَالْثَّانِيُ أَنَّ حَالَةً سَمَاعِ الْمَوَاعِظِ يَكُونُ الإِنْسَانُ فِيهَا مَزَاحَ الْعِلَّةِ،

  Second: that when a person is in the state of listening to admonitions, he is relieved of the impediment.

  سَمَاعِ — listening of. This action-noun names the bare act of listening and sits in the genitive as the owned-of term: 'the state of listening'. It heads a further pairing with the admonitions.

  From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →