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سُمْعَة
reputation /ˈsumʕa/
nounA2#1137 most common
Also: repute, standing, good name
Example sentences
لَهُ سُمْعَةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ.
He has a good reputation.
سُمْعَةُ هَذَا الْمَطْعَمِ مُمْتَازَةٌ.
This restaurant's reputation is excellent.
تَهْتَمُّ الشَّرِكَةُ بِسُمْعَتِهَا كَثِيرًا.
The company cares a lot about its reputation.
أَضَرَّتِ الْفَضِيحَةُ بِسُمْعَتِهِ.
The scandal harmed his reputation.
بَنَى الطَّبِيبُ سُمْعَتَهُ عَلَى سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ الْجَادِّ.
The doctor built his reputation on years of hard work.
لَا يُمْكِنُ بِسُهُولَةٍ اسْتِعَادَةُ سُمْعَةٍ تَلَطَّخَتْ فِي لَحْظَةٍ.
A reputation stained in a moment cannot easily be restored.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سُمْعَةٌ | سُمْعَاتٌ |
| Genitive | سُمْعَةٍ | سُمْعَاتٍ |
| Accusative | سُمْعَةً | سُمْعَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا سُمْعَةُ | يَا سُمْعَاتُ |
Word family
سَمِعَto hear
سَمْعhearing
مَسْمُوعaudible, heard
مُسْتَمِعlistener
سَمَّاعَةearphone, stethoscope
Etymology
سُمْعَة derives from the Semitic root س م ع (s-m-ʿ), meaning 'to hear.' A reputation is what is heard about a person. The word follows the فُعْلَة noun pattern, which often marks a state or single instance.
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