See also: سامي and شامي

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin).

Adjective edit

سامی (sami)

  1. "high, lofty, elevated"[1]
  2. "illustrious; especially said of any thing pertaining to the Grand Vezir and his office"[1]
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy).

Adjective edit

سامی (sami)

  1. "pertaining to Shem, Semitic"[2]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031
  2. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031

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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, Semitic, Semite).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sāmī
Dari reading? sāmī
Iranian reading? sâmi
Tajik reading? somī

Adjective edit

سامی (sâmi)

  1. Semitic
    زبان‌های سامیzabân-hâ-ye sâmithe Semitic languages

Noun edit

سامی (sâmi) (plural سامی‌ها (sâmi-hâ))

  1. Semite

Etymology 2 edit

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, high, elevated).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sāmī
Dari reading? sāmī
Iranian reading? sâmi
Tajik reading? somī

Adjective edit

Dari سامی
Iranian Persian
Tajik сомӣ

سامی (sâmi)

  1. high, elevated

Proper noun edit

Dari سامی
Iranian Persian
Tajik Сомӣ

سامی (sâmi)

  1. a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامیه
Descendants edit
  • Bengali: সামী (samī)

Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

سامی (sāmīf (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. a ferule[1]
  2. rich arable land[1]

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, Semitic, Semite).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

سامی (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. Semitic

Noun edit

سامی (sāmī? (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. Semite

Etymology 3 edit

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, high, elevated).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

سامی (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. high, lofty, exalted, sublime[2]

Proper noun edit

سامی (sāmīm (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامِیَہ (sāmiya)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.