See also: سامی and سامي

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of الشَّام (aš-šām, the Levant, Syria, Damascus) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective edit

شَامِيّ (šāmiyy) (feminine شَامِيَّة (šāmiyya), masculine plural شَامِيُّونَ (šāmiyyūna), feminine plural شَامِيَّات (šāmiyyāt))

  1. Levantine
  2. Syrian
  3. Damascene

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

شَامِيّ (šāmiyy?

  1. a surname