samaʿ

[ suh-mah ]

/ səˈmɑ /

noun Islam.

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

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Origin of samaʿ

From the Arabic word samāʿ literally, hearing

Words nearby samaʿ

samaritan, samarium, samarkand, samarra, samarskite, samaʿ, samba, sambal, sambar, sambo, sambre

Example sentences from the Web for sama

It is moreover inconsistent to suppose regions called κοιλα, or cava, to have been denominated from Sama, high.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
Where the Tala joins the Sama it must be two thousand feet lower than Tarata.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
Stut had rounded up the warriors, and through Sama informed them that they were wanted at the village.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages|Roger Thompson Finlay
These nouns are; bechi 'other,' fon 'one's own,' cazucazu 'many,' sama zama 'many ways.'
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado

Stut directed Sama to inform them that they had come at the command of Oroto.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages|Roger Thompson Finlay