Arabic word sheet
مُسَمًّى
Fixed, specified
- Type
- adjective
- Root
- س م و
Meaning and usage
Fixed, specified
Said of what has been named beforehand and is therefore settled: a date, a term, a price, a sum that people have settled on.
دَفَعَ الْمُشْتَرِي ثَمَنًا مُسَمًّى لِلتَّاجِرِ.
The buyer paid the merchant a stated price.
Named, called
Said of a person or a thing that bears a name, that has been given such and such a name.
فِي الْحَيِّ شَارِعٌ مُسَمًّى بِاسْمِ شَاعِرٍ.
In the neighbourhood there is a street named after a poet.
Word family
What the root means س م و
The root carries the idea of rising and being high; the name, that by which a thing is pointed out and brought into view, is attached to it too. From it come “to rise”, “height”, “to give a name” and “namesake”.
to rise, to be high
سَمَا
height, loftiness
سُمُوٌّ
high, lofty
سَامٍ
to name
سَمَّى
name
اِسْمٌ
namesake
سَمِيٌّ
Synonyms
determined, specific
مُعَيَّنٌ
It describes what has been singled out among others, without the idea of having been stated beforehand.