ሰሙ
/semu/
How to say "they heard" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "they heard" is ሰሙ, pronounced semu.
Definition
To perceive sound with the ears, or more broadly to listen to and pay attention to what someone says.
Dictionary form
ሰሙ 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
- ሰሙ
- Transliteration
- semu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- they 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.)ሰማ/sema/he heardሰማች/semach/she heardስማ/sma/listenሰማሽ/semash/you (f.) heardእሰማለሁ/isemalehu/I hear / I will hearይሰሙ/ysemu/let them hearልሰማው/lsemaw/to hear itሰማህ/semah/you (m.) heardአልሰማሁም/alsemahum/I didn’t hearእሰማለህ/isemaleh/I hear youሰማሁ/semahu/I heardተሰማ/tesema/was heardትሰማለህ/tsemaleh/you will hear
Frequently asked questions
What does ሰሙ mean in English?
ሰሙ (semu) means "they heard" in English.
How do you pronounce ሰሙ?
ሰሙ is pronounced semu.
What part of speech is ሰሙ?
ሰሙ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ሰሙ?
ሰሙ is a form of መስማት (mesmat), meaning "to hear".
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