Uyghur edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ).

Noun edit

ساما (sama) (plural سامىلار (samilar))

  1. (poetic) the sky, heavens

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic سَمَاع (samāʕ), verbal noun of سَمِعَ (samiʕa, to hear).

Noun edit

ساما (sama) (plural سامىلار (samilar))

  1. (Islam, Sufism) the dance of the Whirling Dervishes

Further reading edit

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN