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title: "سَمَاع (samāʿ) meaning in Arabic: listening, hearing"
description: "سَمَاع (samāʿ) means “listening, hearing”. Root س·م·ع, pattern , level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/sama"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# سَمَاع

*samāʿ* · **listening, hearing**

سَمَاع (samāʿ) is an Arabic noun meaning “listening, hearing”. It is built on the root س·م·ع. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: س·م·ع
- Level: A2

## Words from the root س·م·ع

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root س·م·ع with سَمَاع; each opens its own entry.

- [سَامِع](https://fasaha.app/w/sami) — sāmiʿ, listener (B1)
- [سَمِعَ](https://fasaha.app/w/samia) — samiʿa, to hear (A1)
- [اسْتَمَعَ](https://fasaha.app/w/istamaa) — istamaʿa, to listen (A2)

## How to read سَمَاع, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- س — سين (sīn): s
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent

## Questions about سَمَاع

### What is the root of سَمَاع?

The root of سَمَاع is س·م·ع. Words built on the same root include سَامِع (listener), سَمِعَ (to hear), اسْتَمَعَ (to listen).

### What level is سَمَاع?

Fasaha first uses سَمَاع at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)