سمعان

Arabic

Etymology

Root
س م ع (s m ʕ)
15 terms

Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʕōn), adapted to the equivalent Arabic root. Doublet of شَمْعُون (šamʕūn), a more recent borrowing, and سِيمُون (sīmūn), a borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sim.ʕaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

سِمْعَان • (simʕānm

  1. Simon, Symeon, Simeon: any of a number of figures in the Bible
    سِمْعَان بُطْرُسsimʕān buṭrusSimon Peter
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Simon

Declension

Declension of noun سِمْعَان (simʕān)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِمْعَان
simʕān
nominative سِمْعَانُ
simʕānu
accusative سِمْعَانَ
simʕāna
genitive سِمْعَانَ
simʕāna