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سامّ
poisonous /ˈsɑːmm/
adjectiveB2#3624 most common
Also: venomous, toxic
Example sentences
هذا الثعبان سامّ.
This snake is poisonous.
احذري، هذه الأفعى سامّة جدا.
Be careful, this viper is very poisonous.
تحتوي بعض الفطريات على مواد سامّة.
Some mushrooms contain poisonous substances.
العقرب الأسود من أخطر الحيوانات السامّة في الصحراء.
The black scorpion is one of the most dangerous poisonous animals in the desert.
أطلق المصنع غازا سامّا في الهواء ما أدى إلى إصابة العمال.
The factory released a poisonous gas into the air, which injured the workers.
يوضح التقرير أن التسرب النفطي أطلق مركبات كيميائية سامّة أثرت على النظام البيئي البحري لعقود.
The report shows that the oil spill released poisonous chemical compounds that affected the marine ecosystem for decades.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سامٌّ | سامّون |
| Genitive | سامٍّ | سامّين |
| Accusative | سامًّا | سامّين |
| Vocative | يا سامُّ | يا سامّون |
Word family
سُمّpoison, venom
سَمَّto poison
تسمّمpoisoning, intoxication
مسمومpoisoned
سامّةpoisonous (feminine form)
Etymology
سامّ is the active participle of the verb سَمَّ, built on the Semitic root س-م-م, which carries the sense of poisoning or infusing with venom. The same root gives the noun سُمّ, meaning poison. This root is native to Semitic languages and has no Indo-European origin.
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