samaʿ

[ suh-mah ]

noun

, Islam.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of samaʿ¹

From the Arabic word samāʿ literally, hearing

Example Sentences

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

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Surely a spoiled old man-child like the crouching figure yonder would exhaust the forbearance of Jizo Sama himself!

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One of the four Vedas, namely, the Sama-Veda, entirely consists of hymns.

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Fr allt sama veg sem fyrr; egar at haustai, tku at vaxa reimleikar.

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One should next, O king, repair to the tirtha called Sama in Jayanti.

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