Learn Arabic › A1 › سَمَح
سَمَح
to allow, to permit /ˈsa.ma.ħa/
verbA1#351 most common
Also: to permit, to grant, to let (someone do something)
Example sentences
اِسْمَحْ لِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
Allow me, please. (Excuse me.)
هَلْ تَسْمَحُ لِي بِالدُّخُول؟
Will you allow me to come in?
لَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَهُ أَبُوهُ بِالخُرُوجِ لَيْلًا.
His father did not allow him to go out at night.
سَمَحَتِ المُعَلِّمَةُ لِلطُّلَّابِ بِاسْتِخْدامِ القامُوسِ في الامْتِحانِ.
The teacher allowed the students to use the dictionary in the exam.
لا تَسْمَحُ القَوانِينُ الجَدِيدَةُ بِالتَّدْخِينِ في الأَماكِنِ العامَّةِ.
The new laws do not permit smoking in public places.
لَوْ سَمَحَتِ الظُّرُوفُ، لَكُنَّا أَنْهَيْنا المَشْرُوعَ في مَوْعِدِهِ المُحَدَّدِ.
Had circumstances allowed, we would have finished the project on its set date.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَسْمَح | سَمَحْتُ | سَأَسْمَح |
| 2sg | تَسْمَح | سَمَحْتَ | سَتَسْمَح |
| 3sg | يَسْمَح | سَمَحَ | سَيَسْمَح |
| 1pl | نَسْمَح | سَمَحْنا | سَنَسْمَح |
| 2pl | تَسْمَحُون | سَمَحْتُم | سَتَسْمَحُون |
| 3pl | يَسْمَحُون | سَمَحُوا | سَيَسْمَحُون |
Word family
سَماح (samāḥ)tolerance, forgiveness
مَسْموح (masmūḥ)permitted, allowed
سَمْح (samḥ)tolerant, generous, easy-going
تَسامَحَ (tasāmaḥa)to be mutually tolerant, to forgive one another
اِسْتِسْماح (istismāḥ)the act of asking for permission or pardon
Etymology
سَمَح comes from the Semitic root س-م-ح, whose core sense is generosity, tolerance, and ease. To grant permission is to be open-handed, so the verb came to mean to allow or to permit. From the same root Arabic forms السماحة, a prized virtue meaning tolerance and forbearance.
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