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سِمْعَةٌ

Root: سمع

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سِمْعَةٌ A mode, or manner, of hearing, hearkening, or listening. You say, سَمِعْتُهُ سِمْعَةً حَسَنَةً [I heard it with a good manner of hearing].
2 سِمْعَةُ أُذُنِى فُلَانًا يَقُولُ ذٰلِكَ: see سَمْعٌ.
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