سماء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س م و (s-m-w). From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven). Cognate with Akkadian šamû.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.maːʔ/
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Noun

سَمَاء (samāʾ) f (dual سَمَاوَانِ (samāwāni) or سَمَاءَانِ (samāʾāni), plural سَمَاوَات (samāwāt) or سَمٰوَات (samāwāt))

  1. heaven, sky
  2. firmament

Declension

References

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