شم

العربية

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شم¹

verb يَشَمُّ · شَمَّ · šamma · شَمِمْتُ · شَمّ · شَمِيم

  1. to smell, to apperceive through the nose, to sniff

verb يَشَمُّ · شَمَّ · šamma · شَمِمْتُ · شَمَم

  1. to be haughty, to be arrogant
  2. to rise (of a mountain)
  3. to become raised (of the bridge of one's nose)

شم²

  • /ʃamm/

noun شَمّ · šamm · الشَّمّ · شَمٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of شَمَّ (šamma) (form I)
  2. smelling; sense of smell
  3. smell

شم³

adjective شُمّ · šumm

  1. common, plural common plural of أَشَمّ (ʔašamm)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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