Where does “السمع والطاعة” come from?

السمع والطاعة (Arabic) comes from Arabic سمع, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

السمع والطاعة (Arabic): obedience and compliance

Definitions

  1. obedience and compliance

Ancestry of “السمع والطاعة”, step by step

السمع والطاعة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سمع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسمعto hear; to hear of, to hear about; to hear from
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic طاعة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطاعةobedience
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic سمع →