samaʿ

[ suh-mah ]

nounIslam.
  1. the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.

Origin of samaʿ

1
From the Arabic word samāʿ literally, hearing

Words Nearby samaʿ

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How to use samaʿ in a sentence

  • "O kinodoku Sama, my spirit is poisoned by your grief," murmured the other, sympathetically.

    The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • Surely a spoiled old man-child like the crouching figure yonder would exhaust the forbearance of Jizo Sama himself!

    The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • One of the four Vedas, namely, the Sama-Veda, entirely consists of hymns.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • Fr allt sama veg sem fyrr; egar at haustai, tku at vaxa reimleikar.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
  • One should next, O king, repair to the tirtha called Sama in Jayanti.