saman
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saman (plural samans)
- (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial, informal) A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.
- 2007 December 17, Jonnykato, “ERP Question”, in singaporebikes.com[1], archived from the original on 24 April 2017:
- I pass thru this gantry at ecp without cashcard. why do i kena saman till $70?
- 2011 July 12, Fredd, “I am a parking warden”, in singaporebikes.com[2]:
- Technically parking outside the lot is illegal parking, doesn't matter if you put a coupon. The patrolling wardens can't saman you but parking in washing bay and bike lots are very easy targets for residents to complain about. Because of that no escape from getting saman after a quick call to the hotline.
- 2013 November 9, Mark, “Not just ‘saman’ kings: Kind parking warden helps old woman alight from taxi”, in stomp.sg[3], archived from the original on 25 October 2015:
- Not just 'saman' kings: Kind parking warden helps old woman alight from taxi.
- 2015 May 14, Presskit, “Kena saman nparks help please”, in forum.hardwarezone.com.sg[4]:
- I did not know that a permit was needed to set a tent. So this nparks people came and check and issued me a saman of $300!
- 2015 August 7, Dylan Tan, “SG Quirky: The A-Z of SG50”, in Business Times (Singapore)[5]:
- “When the parking warden comes around, they shout: “Saman! Saman!” and drivers rush to their cars.”
- 2015 September 10, Nina Syahirah, “STGCC Celebrates SG50 with Custom Munnies”, in safra.sg[6]:
- When SG50 Saman Rider is on duty, no law breaker will get away!
Anagrams edit
Azerbaijani edit
The spelling of this entry has been normalized from sa:man according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Turkic *sāman.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
Derived terms edit
- samanlıq (“straw shed”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
References edit
- Axundov A. A., Kazımov Q. Ş., Behbudov S. M., editors (2007), “man”, in Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti [Dialectological Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), Baku: Şərq-Qərb, →ISBN, page 418b
Declension edit
Declension of saman | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | saman |
samanlar | ||||||
definite accusative | samanı |
samanları | ||||||
dative | samana |
samanlara | ||||||
locative | samanda |
samanlarda | ||||||
ablative | samandan |
samanlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | samanın |
samanların |
Further reading edit
- “saman” in Obastan.com.
Esperanto edit
Adjective edit
saman
- accusative singular of sama
Finnish edit
Pronoun edit
saman
- (indefinite) genitive singular of sama
Icelandic edit
Adverb edit
saman
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
saman
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- sammen (Bokmål)
References edit
- “saman” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *samanai.
Adverb edit
saman (not comparable)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
saman
- strong masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)
Determiner edit
saman
- masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)
References edit
- “saman”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
saman
- Romanization of 𒂠𒋤𒉣𒂠𒌅 (saman)
Tok Pisin edit
Noun edit
saman
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *sāman, cognate with Azerbaijani saman.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | saman | |
Definite accusative | samanı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | saman | samanlar |
Definite accusative | samanı | samanları |
Dative | samana | samanlara |
Locative | samanda | samanlarda |
Ablative | samandan | samanlardan |
Genitive | samanın | samanların |