Arabic

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Etymology

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Occupational noun from the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ).

Noun

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شَمَّاع (šammāʕm (dual شَمَّاعَانِ (šammāʕāni), plural شَمَّاعُونَ (šammāʕūna), feminine شَمَّاعَة (šammāʕa))

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Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شماع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN