سُمْعَةٌ

1.
is synonym with تَسْمِيعٌ, like as سُخْرَةٌ is with تَسْخِيرٌ. (TA.) You say, فَعَلَهُ رِيءَاءً وَسُمْعَةً He did it [to make men to see it and hear of it, or] in order that men might see it and hear of it. (S.) And مَافَعَلَهُ رِيءَاءً وَلَاسُمْعَةً, and سَمْعَةً, and سَمَعَةً, He did it not making it notorious so as to make [men] to see and to hear [it]. (K.) And فَعَلْتُهُ تَسْمِعَتَكَ, and تَسْمِعَةً لَكَ, I did it in order that thou mightest hear it. (AZ, K.) [See also سَمْعٌ, where similar phrases are mentioned and explained.]
2.
السُّمْعَةُ, also, signifies What is heard, of fame, or report, &c.: (Har p. 34:) and [particularly] good report. (Id. p. 196.)

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