سمعان

العربية

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سمعان

/sim.ʕaːn/

Rhymes with -aːn

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun سِمْعَان · simʕān · -

Simon, Symeon, Simeon: any of a number of figures in the Bible سِمْعَان بُطْرُس
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Simon

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Simon biblical characters

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MLA

"سمعان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

سمعان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86

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"سمعان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سمعان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}