Arabic vocabulary
سِمَاهُمْ is how you say “their distinguishing mark” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
سِمَاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ مِنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ،
Their distinguishing mark on their faces is from the trace of prostration.
سيماهم — their distinguishing mark. This noun has -hum, the 'their' possessor, fused to its end, so one word means 'their mark'. It is the topic of the sentence, the distinguishing sign being described. The possessor folds the owners into the noun rather than using a separate word.
From: Under God's Shield →OpenArabic teaches words like سِمَاهُمْ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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