samaʿ

[suh-mah]

noun Islam.

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

Origin of samaʿ

From the Arabic word samāʿ literally, hearing

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Historical Examples of sama

The chief, turning to one of the sub-chiefs, said: "Sama will take you to them."
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Samme, as Cock writes it, is Sama, a title of respect appended to the name.
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They went on past that place, on up the river until they came to Sama'ôkusa.
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The O'Kagé Sama now was longing for the rightful substitution.
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Sama, a title equivalent to Mr. It is a polite term used for both men and women.
Romances of Old Japan
Yei Theodora Ozaki