[1]
سَمِعَهُ , (S, Msb, K, *) aor.
سَمَعَ , (K,) inf. n.
سَمْعٌ (S Msb, K) and سِمْعٌ, or this latter is a
simple subst., (Lh, K,) and سَمَاعٌ, (S, K,) or this
last [also] is a simple subst., (Msb,) and سَمَاعَةٌ
and سَمَاعِيَةٌ (K) and مَسْمَعٌ, (TA,) [He heard it,
(namely, a thing, as in the S,) or (tropical:) him;] and
↓ تسمّع, (Msb, K,) also written and pronounced
اِسَّمَّعَ; (K, TA;) and ↓ استمع; (Msb;) are syn.
with سَمِعَ (Msb,K) as trans. By itself; (Msb;)
and استمع [also] in sys. With سَمِعَ [ as trans.
by itself]: (Ham p. 694, where occurs a usage of
its act. part. n. showing the verb to be trans. by
itself:) or ↓ استمع denotes what is intentional,
signifying only he gave ear, hearkened, or listened: but سَمِعَ, [as also ↓ تمسمّع and ↓ استسمع,]
what is unintentional, as well as what is intentional. (Msb.) You say, سَمِعَ الشَّىْءَ [He heard
or listened to, the thing] (S.) And تسمّع ↓ الصَّوْتَ
[He listened to, or heard, the sound]. (TA.) [And
سَمِعْتُ لَهُ صَوْتًا I heard him, or it, utter, or produce, a sound; lit. I heard a sound attributable
to him, or it. And سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُ He heard it form
him. And سَمِعَهُ عَنْهُ He heard it as related from
him; he heard it on his authority. And سَمِعَهُ
يَقُولُ كَذَا He heard him say such a thing.] And
سَمِعَ بِهِ [He heard of it; for سَمِعَ التَّكَلُّمَ بِهِ, or
the like]. (Kur xii. 31 and xxviii. 36 and
xxxviii. 6, S, K, TA.) [When trans. by means
of لِ alone, or إِلَى, it denotes what is intentional.]
You say, سَمِعْتُ لَهُ, (S, Msb, TA,) and إِلَيْهِ, (S,
TA,) meaning I gave ear, hearkened, or listened,
to him, or it; (S, Msb, * TA;) and تسمّعت ↓ له
(Msb,) or اليه, and اِسَّمَّعْتُ, (S, TA,) signify the
same; (S, Msb, TA;) and so استمعت ↓ له, (S,
Msb, K,) and اليه. (K.) It is said in the Kur
[xxxvii. 8], accord. to different readings, لَا
يَسْمَعُونَ إِلَى المَلَإِ الأَعْلَى, and ↓ لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ, They
shall not listen [to the archangels]: (S:) or the
former has this signification, they shall not listen
to the angels (Bd, Jel) in heaven, (Jel,) or the
exalted angels: (Bd:) and ↓ the latter, they shall
not seek, or endeavour, to listen &c. (Bd.) And
in the same [xvii. 50], ↓ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ
بِهِ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ [We are cognizant of that on
account of which they hearken when they hearken
to thee]; به meaning بِسَبَبِهِ, (Bd, Jel,) and لِأَجْلِهِ,
(Bd,) alluding to scoffing, or derision. (Bd, Jel.)
[For various usages of سَمْعٌ and other inf. ns.,
whether employed as inf. ns. or as simple substs.,
see those words below.] ―
2-b2- It also signifies He
understood it; (TA;) he understood its meaning;
i. e., the meaning of a person's speech. (Msb.)
You say, لَمْ تَسْمَعْ مَا قُلْتُ لَكَ Thou didst not
understand what I said to thee. (TA.) And
such is the most obvious meaning of the verb in
the saying, إِنْ كَانَ يَسْمَعُ الخَطِيبَ [If he understand the words of the preacher]; for this is the
proper meaning in this case: but it may be rendered tropically, (tropical:) if he hear the voice of the
preacher. (Msb.) ―
2-b3- Also He knew it: as in
the saying, سَمِعَ ٱللّٰهُ قَوْلَكَ [God knew thy saying].
(Msb.) ―
2-b4- Also (assumed tropical:) He accepted it; namely, evidence, and praise: or, said of the latter, (assumed tropical:) he
recompensed it by acceptance: (Msb:) (tropical:) he paid
regard to it, and answered it; namely, prayer:
(tropical:) he answered, or assented to, or complied with,
it; namely, a person's speech. (TA.) The saying
سَمِعَ ٱللّٰهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ means May God accept the
praise of him who praiseth Him: or, accord. to
IAmb, may God recompense by acceptance the
praise of him who praiseth Him: (Msb:) or may
God answer the prayer of him who praiseth Him.
(TA, as on the authority of IAmb.) ―
2-b5- Also
(assumed tropical:) He obeyed him: as in the saying in the Kur
[xxxvi. 24], إِنِّى آمَنْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ (assumed tropical:) [Verily
I believe in your Lord, and do ye obey me].
(TA.) ―
2-b6- Lth says that the phrase سَمِعَتْ أُذُنِى
زَيْدًا يَفْعَلُ كَذَا وَكَذَا means (assumed tropical:) My eye saw Zeyd
doing such and such things: but Az says, I know
not whence Lth brought this; for it is not of the
way of the Arabs to say سمعت اذنى as meaning
my eye saw: it is in my judgment corrupt language, and I am not sure but that it may have
been originated by those addicted to innovations
and erroneous opinions. (TA.)