سَمِعَ — يَسْمَعُ — سَمْعًا
He heard — he hears — hearing.
سَامِعٌ — مَسْمُوعٌ
Listener/hearer — something heard.
اِسْمَعْ — لَا تَسْمَعْ
Listen! — Do not listen!
سُمِعَ — يُسْمَعُ
It was heard — it is heard.
The mīm has kasrah in the perfect samiʿa, but fatḥah in yasmaʿu and the related imperative/prohibition. Correct identification of the vowel pair explains the derived command form.
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سَمِعَ — يَسْمَعُ — سَمْعًا
He heard — he hears — hearing.
سَامِعٌ — مَسْمُوعٌ
Listener/hearer — something heard.
اِسْمَعْ — لَا تَسْمَعْ
Listen! — Do not listen!
سُمِعَ — يُسْمَعُ
It was heard — it is heard.
The mīm has kasrah in the perfect samiʿa, but fatḥah in yasmaʿu and the related imperative/prohibition. Correct identification of the vowel pair explains the derived command form.