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سمعان

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
س م ع (s m ʕ)
13 terms

Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʕōn), adapted to the equivalent Arabic root. Doublet of شَمْعُون (šamʕūn), a more recent borrowing, and سِيمُون (sīmūn), a borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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سِمْعَان (simʕānm

  1. Simon, Symeon, Simeon: any of a number of figures in the Bible
    سِمْعَان بُطْرُسsimʕān buṭrusSimon Peter
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Simon

Declension

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