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مَسْمُوح
permitted /mas.ˈmuːħ/
adjectiveB1#1875 most common
Also: allowed, permissible
Example sentences
هٰذا مَسْمُوح.
This is allowed.
التَّدْخِينُ غَيْرُ مَسْمُوحٍ هُنَا.
Smoking is not allowed here.
الدُّخُولُ مَسْمُوحٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ.
Entry is allowed for everyone.
هَلْ مَسْمُوحٌ لِي أَنْ أَسْتَخْدِمَ الْهَاتِفَ هُنَا؟
Am I allowed to use the phone here?
كَانَ مَسْمُوحًا لِلطُّلَّابِ بِمُغَادَرَةِ الْقَاعَةِ بَعْدَ الِامْتِحَانِ.
The students were allowed to leave the hall after the exam.
مَا كَانَ مَسْمُوحًا لَهَا آنَذَاكَ أَنْ تُبْدِيَ رَأْيَهَا بِحُرِّيَّةٍ أَمَامَ اللَّجْنَةِ.
At that time she was not allowed to express her opinion freely before the committee.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَسْمُوحٌ | مَسْمُوحُونَ |
| Genitive | مَسْمُوحٍ | مَسْمُوحِينَ |
| Accusative | مَسْمُوحًا | مَسْمُوحِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَسْمُوحُ | يَا مَسْمُوحُونَ |
Word family
سَمَحَto permit, allow
سَمَاحpermission, tolerance
سَمَاحَةmagnanimity, tolerance
تَسَامُحtolerance, forbearance
مَمْنُوعforbidden (antonym)Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root s-m-ḥ, tied to ideas of tolerance and generosity. From the verb samaḥa, to permit or allow, Arabic forms the passive participle masmūḥ on the maf'ūl pattern. The literal sense is a thing that has been permitted.
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