ሰማ
/sema/
How to say "he heard" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "he heard" is ሰማ, pronounced sema.
Definition
To perceive sound with the ears, or more broadly to listen to and pay attention to what someone says.
Dictionary form
ሰማ is a form of መስማት (mesmat) — “to hear”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ሰማ
- Transliteration
- sema
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- he heard
Related forms
መስማት/mesmat/to hearመስማትም/mesmatm/and also to hearመስማትህ/mesmath/your hearing (m.sg.)መስማትሽ/mesmatsh/your hearing (f.sg.)መስማታቸው/mesmatachew/their hearingመስማታችን/mesmatachn/our hearingመስማታችሁ/mesmatachhu/your hearing (pl.)ስማ/sma/listenይሰሙ/ysemu/let them hearሊሰሙ/lisemu/to hearይሰሙት/ysemut/they/he hear itሊሰሙት/lisemut/to hear itይሰሙኝ/ysemuny/they/he hear meሰሙ/semu/they heardሰሙት/semut/they heard it
Frequently asked questions
What does ሰማ mean in English?
ሰማ (sema) means "he heard" in English.
How do you pronounce ሰማ?
ሰማ is pronounced sema.
What part of speech is ሰማ?
ሰማ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ሰማ?
ሰማ is a form of መስማት (mesmat), meaning "to hear".
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