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Where does “سمع” come from?

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

سمع (Arabic): to hear; to hear of, to hear about; to hear from

Definitions

  1. to hear; to hear of, to hear about; to hear from

Ancestry of “سمع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
2Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
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