See also: شمت

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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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

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سَمْت (samtm (plural سُمُوت (sumūt))

  1. road, way
  2. mode or manner of conduct, modus vivendi
    • 2017 March 18, مالك التريكي, “عن القسوة في السياسة”, in AlQuds.co.uk[1]:
      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.
  3. gravity, staidness, steadiness, sedateness, calmness
  4. region or quarter towards which the course is directed
  5. compass direction
  6. azimuth
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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سمت (form I)

  1. سَمَّتْ (sammat) /sam.mat/: third-person feminine singular past active of سَمَّ (samma)
  2. سُمَّتْ (summat) /sum.mat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of سَمَّ (samma)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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سَمَتْ (samat) (form I) /sa.mat/

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of سَمَا (samā)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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سَمَّتْ (sammat) (form II) /sam.mat/

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of سَمَّى (sammā)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَمْت (samt).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? samt
Dari reading? samt
Iranian reading? samt
Tajik reading? samt

Noun

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Dari سمت
Iranian Persian
Tajik самт

سمت (samt)

  1. side; way; hand; direction
  2. azimuth