سم

العربية

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سم¹

  • /sam.ma/

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Compare Hebrew סַם.

verb سَمَّ · samma · يَسُمُّ · سَمّ · سَامّ

  1. to poison (someone, something)

سم²

  • /samm/
  • /summ/

noun سَمّ · سُمّ · samm · summ · سُمُوم · سِمَام

  1. poison, toxin
  2. venom
  3. opening, hole
  4. eye (of a needle) إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ ٱلْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ ٱلْخِيَاطِ

سم³

  • /samm/

noun سَمّ · samm · السَّمّ · سَمٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of سَمَّ (samma) (form I)

سم⁴

symbol sm

  1. abbreviation abbreviation of سَنْتِيمِتْر (santīmitr, “centimeter”), cm

In English

  • poison substance harmful to a living organism
  • eye hole in needle
  • venom an animal toxin intended for offensive use

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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