صامت
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ص م ت (ṣ m t) |
| 3 terms |
Derived from the active participle of صَمَتَ (ṣamata, “to be silent”).
Adjective
صَامِت • (ṣāmit) (masculine plural صَامِتُون (ṣāmitūn) or صُمُوت (ṣumūt))
- silent
- (Mobile phones) silent mode
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | صَامِت ṣāmit |
الصَّامِت aṣ-ṣāmit |
صَامِتَة ṣāmita |
الصَّامِتَة aṣ-ṣāmita |
| nominative | صَامِتٌ ṣāmitun |
الصَّامِتُ aṣ-ṣāmitu |
صَامِتَةٌ ṣāmitatun |
الصَّامِتَةُ aṣ-ṣāmitatu |
| accusative | صَامِتًا ṣāmitan |
الصَّامِتَ aṣ-ṣāmita |
صَامِتَةً ṣāmitatan |
الصَّامِتَةَ aṣ-ṣāmitata |
| genitive | صَامِتٍ ṣāmitin |
الصَّامِتِ aṣ-ṣāmiti |
صَامِتَةٍ ṣāmitatin |
الصَّامِتَةِ aṣ-ṣāmitati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | صَامِتَيْن ṣāmitayn |
الصَّامِتَيْن aṣ-ṣāmitayn |
صَامِتَتَيْن ṣāmitatayn |
الصَّامِتَتَيْن aṣ-ṣāmitatayn |
| nominative | صَامِتَانِ ṣāmitāni |
الصَّامِتَانِ aṣ-ṣāmitāni |
صَامِتَتَانِ ṣāmitatāni |
الصَّامِتَتَانِ aṣ-ṣāmitatāni |
| accusative | صَامِتَيْنِ ṣāmitayni |
الصَّامِتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāmitayni |
صَامِتَتَيْنِ ṣāmitatayni |
الصَّامِتَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāmitatayni |
| genitive | صَامِتَيْنِ ṣāmitayni |
الصَّامِتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāmitayni |
صَامِتَتَيْنِ ṣāmitatayni |
الصَّامِتَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāmitatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote |
sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | صَامِتِين; صُمُوت ṣāmitīn; ṣumūt |
الصَّامِتِين; الصُّمُوت aṣ-ṣāmitīn; aṣ-ṣumūt |
صَامِتَات ṣāmitāt |
الصَّامِتَات aṣ-ṣāmitāt |
| nominative | صَامِتُونَ; صُمُوتٌ ṣāmitūna; ṣumūtun |
الصَّامِتُونَ; الصُّمُوتُ aṣ-ṣāmitūna; aṣ-ṣumūtu |
صَامِتَاتٌ ṣāmitātun |
الصَّامِتَاتُ aṣ-ṣāmitātu |
| accusative | صَامِتِينَ; صُمُوتًا ṣāmitīna; ṣumūtan |
الصَّامِتِينَ; الصُّمُوتَ aṣ-ṣāmitīna; aṣ-ṣumūta |
صَامِتَاتٍ ṣāmitātin |
الصَّامِتَاتِ aṣ-ṣāmitāti |
| genitive | صَامِتِينَ; صُمُوتٍ ṣāmitīna; ṣumūtin |
الصَّامِتِينَ; الصُّمُوتِ aṣ-ṣāmitīna; aṣ-ṣumūti |
صَامِتَاتٍ ṣāmitātin |
الصَّامِتَاتِ aṣ-ṣāmitāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “صامت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Noun
صَامِت • (ṣāmit) m (plural صَوَامِت (ṣawāmit))
- consonant sound
- Coordinate term: مُتَحَرَّك (mutaḥarrak)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَامِت ṣāmit |
الصَّامِت aṣ-ṣāmit |
صَامِت ṣāmit |
| nominative | صَامِتٌ ṣāmitun |
الصَّامِتُ aṣ-ṣāmitu |
صَامِتُ ṣāmitu |
| accusative | صَامِتًا ṣāmitan |
الصَّامِتَ aṣ-ṣāmita |
صَامِتَ ṣāmita |
| genitive | صَامِتٍ ṣāmitin |
الصَّامِتِ aṣ-ṣāmiti |
صَامِتِ ṣāmiti |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صَامِتَيْن ṣāmitayn |
الصَّامِتَيْن aṣ-ṣāmitayn |
صَامِتَيْ ṣāmitay |
| nominative | صَامِتَانِ ṣāmitāni |
الصَّامِتَانِ aṣ-ṣāmitāni |
صَامِتَا ṣāmitā |
| accusative | صَامِتَيْنِ ṣāmitayni |
الصَّامِتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāmitayni |
صَامِتَيْ ṣāmitay |
| genitive | صَامِتَيْنِ ṣāmitayni |
الصَّامِتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāmitayni |
صَامِتَيْ ṣāmitay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَوَامِت ṣawāmit |
الصَّوَامِت aṣ-ṣawāmit |
صَوَامِت ṣawāmit |
| nominative | صَوَامِتُ ṣawāmitu |
الصَّوَامِتُ aṣ-ṣawāmitu |
صَوَامِتُ ṣawāmitu |
| accusative | صَوَامِتَ ṣawāmita |
الصَّوَامِتَ aṣ-ṣawāmita |
صَوَامِتَ ṣawāmita |
| genitive | صَوَامِتَ ṣawāmita |
الصَّوَامِتِ aṣ-ṣawāmiti |
صَوَامِتِ ṣawāmiti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: samit
Etymology 2
Verb
صَامَتْ • (ṣāmat) (form I) /sˤaː.mat/
- third-person feminine singular past active of صَامَ (ṣāma)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَامِت (ṣāmit).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /saː.ˈmit/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑː.mɪ́t̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sɒː.mét̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sɔ.mít̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sāmit |
| Dari reading? | sāmit |
| Iranian reading? | sâmet |
| Tajik reading? | somit |
Noun
صامت • (sāmit / sâmet) (plural صامتها (sāmit-hā / sâmet-hâ), Tajik spelling сомит)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صامت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim