samaʿ

[ suh-mah ]

/ səˈmɑ /

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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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From the Arabic word samāʿ literally, hearing

"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.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa