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سَماح
tolerance /saˈmaːħ/
nounB1#1700 most common
Also: forbearance, magnanimity, permission
Example sentences
السَّماحُ جَميل.
Tolerance is beautiful.
أَطلُبُ مِنكَ السَّماح.
I ask for your forgiveness.
عُرِفَ الرَّجُلُ بِالسَّماحِ مَعَ النّاس.
The man was known for his tolerance with people.
السَّماحُ بِالدُّخولِ مَمنوعٌ بَعدَ مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيل.
Permission to enter is forbidden after midnight.
يَدعو الدّينُ إلى السَّماحِ والعَفوِ عَنِ المُسيئين.
Religion calls for tolerance and pardoning those who do wrong.
لَولا سَماحُهُ وسَعَةُ صَدرِهِ لَما نالَ هذا الاحتِرامَ بَينَ مُعارِضيه.
Were it not for his magnanimity and patience, he would not have earned this respect among his opponents.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَماحٌ | |
| Genitive | سَماحٍ | |
| Accusative | سَماحاً | |
| Vocative | يا سَماحُ |
Word family
سَمَحَto permit, to allow
سَماحةtolerance, magnanimity
تَسامُحmutual tolerance
مَسموحpermitted, allowed
سَمْحlenient, easygoing, generous
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root س م ح (s-m-ḥ), which carries the sense of allowing, being lenient, and being generous. سَماح is a verbal noun built on the faʿāl pattern, naming the quality of one who permits and forbears. It belongs to a family of words tied to openness and ease of character.
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