سَمَّى — يُسَمِّي
Translation: The core perfect and imperfect forms.
The root is س م و and the pattern is باب تفعيل. The table preserves the source sequence of active, passive, participial and command forms.
FormArabicMeaning
Active perfectسَمَّىHe named
Active imperfectيُسَمِّيHe names
Verbal nounتَسْمِيَةٌNaming
Active participleمُسَمٍّOne who names
Passive perfectسُمِّيَHe was named
Passive imperfectيُسَمَّىHe is named
Passive participleمُسَمًّىThe named entity
ImperativeسَمِّName
Prohibitionلَا تُسَمِّDo not name
The root ends in wāw even though surface forms often end in yāʾ or alif. The two participles have different meanings.