سمت
See also: شمت
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic סֵימִטָא (sēmiṭā) from Latin sēmĭta, but later reanalysed as deriving from an Arabic root س م ت (s-m-t) which contains only denominal verbs however.
Noun
سَمْت • (samt) m (plural سُمُوت (sumūt))
- road, way
- mode or manner of conduct, modus vivendi
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- وهذا لعمري من فضائل الشرط الإنساني عندما يتحرر من أنانية التمركز الذاتي. وليس مايكل بورتيلو نفسه ببعيد عن هذا السمت الإنساني.
- And this is a human requirement for my life of virtues, when one is freed of self-centered egoism. And Michael Portillo is himself not far from this mode of human conduct.
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- gravity, staidness, steadiness, sedateness, calmness
- region or quarter towards which the course is directed
- compass direction
- azimuth
Declension
Declension of noun سَمْت (samt)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَمْت samt |
السَّمْت as-samt |
سَمْت samt |
Nominative | سَمْتٌ samtun |
السَّمْتُ as-samtu |
سَمْتُ samtu |
Accusative | سَمْتًا samtan |
السَّمْتَ as-samta |
سَمْتَ samta |
Genitive | سَمْتٍ samtin |
السَّمْتِ as-samti |
سَمْتِ samti |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سَمْتَيْن samtayn |
السَّمْتَيْن as-samtayn |
سَمْتَيْ samtay |
Nominative | سَمْتَانِ samtāni |
السَّمْتَانِ as-samtāni |
سَمْتَا samtā |
Accusative | سَمْتَيْنِ samtayni |
السَّمْتَيْنِ as-samtayni |
سَمْتَيْ samtay |
Genitive | سَمْتَيْنِ samtayni |
السَّمْتَيْنِ as-samtayni |
سَمْتَيْ samtay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سُمُوت sumūt |
السُّمُوت as-sumūt |
سُمُوت sumūt |
Nominative | سُمُوتٌ sumūtun |
السُّمُوتُ as-sumūtu |
سُمُوتُ sumūtu |
Accusative | سُمُوتًا sumūtan |
السُّمُوتَ as-sumūta |
سُمُوتَ sumūta |
Genitive | سُمُوتٍ sumūtin |
السُّمُوتِ as-sumūti |
سُمُوتِ sumūti |
Derived terms
- سَمْت الرَّأْس (samt ar-raʾs, “zenith”)
- نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt, “nadir”)
Descendants
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “سمت”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1421
Etymology 2
Etymology 3
Etymology 4
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