سَمَاءٌ heavens in Arabic
سَمَاءٌ is how you say “heavens” in Arabic.
Root س م و s-m-w. noun (feminine). samāʾ.
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Meaning of heavens in Arabic
- sky the visible expanse above the earth
- heaven, the heavens the cosmological or religious sense, as in scripture
Example sentence
قد كنا يا رسول الله نكذبك بما تأتينا به من خبر السماء،
We used to deny you, O Messenger of Allah, concerning what you brought us from the news of the heavens,
السَّمَاءِ the heavens
al- = 'the'; samaa means 'sky, heaven' — the 'of…' word: 'of the heaven'.
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How it is used
سَمَاء shares its root with the verb سَمَا, "to rise, be high or lofty," reflecting the sky's sense as the raised expanse above the earth. It is one of the most common nouns in the language, used in everyday speech as well as religious and literary contexts.
Words from the same root
- سَمَا to rise, be high or lofty
- اِسْم name
- سَمَّى to name, call by name
- سَامٍ high, lofty, elevated
- سَامَى to vie with in loftiness or eminence
More example sentences
باب مفتوح من السماء من أبواب الجنة ينزل من الجنات الرحمة على بيت المقدس كل صباح حتى تقوم الساعة
A gate from the gates of Paradise is open in the heavens, from which mercy descends upon Bayt al-Maqdis every morning until the Hour is established.
السَّمَاءِ the heavens
al- = 'the'; samaa means 'sky, heaven' — the noun after 'min'.
كل ليلة ينزل سبعون ألف ملك من السماء إلى الأرض إلى مسجد بيت المقدس
Every night, seventy thousand angels descend from the sky to the earth, to the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis.
السَّمَاءِ the sky
al- = 'the'; samaa means 'sky' — the noun after 'min'.
فيحفونهم بأجنحتهم إلى السماء الدنيا،
They surround them with their wings up to the lowest heaven.
السَّمَاءِ the heaven
Genitive after 'up to', this is 'the heaven' and heads a possessive with the adjective-noun to come — 'the heaven OF the world', i.e. the lowest sky. Its ending follows from 'up to'.
أيها الناس، إن الله خلق السموات والأرض في ستة أشهر، ثم استوى على العرش
O people, indeed Allah created the heavens and the earth in six months, then rose over the Throne.
السَّمَاوَاتِ the heavens
This is 'the heavens', a definite plural with 'al-', and the direct object of 'created'. It carries the accusative ending that marks the thing acted upon. The plural is built into the word's shape rather than added as a separate word.
قال سمعت القارئ يقرأ ولقد خلقنا السموات والأرض وما بينهما في ستة أيام فظننت الأيام أشهرًا
He said: I heard the reciter reading 'And We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days,' so I thought the days were months.
السَّمَاوَاتِ the heavens
This is 'the heavens', a definite plural with 'al-', the direct object of 'We created' and so in the accusative. The plural is folded into the word's own shape. It heads the list of created things in the verse.
يَأْتِيهِ الْخَبَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ،
News will come to him from the sky.
السَّمَاءِ the sky
Carries the attached 'the', marking the specific sky, and its ending is the case the 'from' preposition forces on it. It names the source the news comes out of.
Common questions
- How do you say "sky" in Arabic?
- سَمَاء (samāʾ) — the same word also covers "heaven" in a religious or cosmological sense.
- What is the root of سَمَاء and what does it mean?
- Its root is س-م-و (s-m-w), whose core sense is "to be high, raised, or lofty" — the sky as what is elevated above.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).