Sami
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Northern Sami Sápmi,[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.
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Noun edit
Sami (plural Sami or Samis)
- A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
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Proper noun edit
Sami (plural Samis)
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Adjective edit
Sami (not comparable)
- Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
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Further reading edit
- Ethnologue entry for Akkala Saami, sia
- Ethnologue entry for Inari Saami, smn
- Ethnologue entry for Kemi Saami, sjk
- Ethnologue entry for Kildin Saami, sjd
- Ethnologue entry for Lule Saami, smj
- Ethnologue entry for North Saami, se
- Ethnologue entry for Pite Saami, sje
- Ethnologue entry for Skolt Saami, sms
- Ethnologue entry for South Saami, sma
- Ethnologue entry for Ter Saami, sjt
- Ethnologue entry for Ume Saami, sju
Etymology 2 edit
Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).
Proper noun edit
Sami
- A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
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Etymology 3 edit
From Samantha.
Proper noun edit
Sami (plural Samis)
- A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
Etymology 4 edit
Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).
Noun edit
Sami (plural Samis)
- Alternative form of swami.
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | Сами | |
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Abjad | سامی |
Etymology edit
Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sami
- a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyə
Declension edit
Declension of Sami | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | Sami |
Samilər | ||||||
definite accusative | Samini |
Samiləri | ||||||
dative | Samiyə |
Samilərə | ||||||
locative | Samidə |
Samilərdə | ||||||
ablative | Samidən |
Samilərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | Saminin |
Samilərin |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli, with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.
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Proper noun edit
Sami
- a male given name
- 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:
- Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.
- Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.
Usage notes edit
- Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Declension edit
Inflection of Sami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Sami | Samit | ||
genitive | Samin | Samien | ||
partitive | Samia | Sameja | ||
illative | Samiin | Sameihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Sami | Samit | ||
accusative | nom. | Sami | Samit | |
gen. | Samin | |||
genitive | Samin | Samien | ||
partitive | Samia | Sameja | ||
inessive | Samissa | Sameissa | ||
elative | Samista | Sameista | ||
illative | Samiin | Sameihin | ||
adessive | Samilla | Sameilla | ||
ablative | Samilta | Sameilta | ||
allative | Samille | Sameille | ||
essive | Samina | Sameina | ||
translative | Samiksi | Sameiksi | ||
abessive | Samitta | Sameitta | ||
instructive | — | Samein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics edit
- Sami is the 16th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 26,241 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,453 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)
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Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).
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Sami
Etymology 2 edit
Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Proper noun edit
Sami
- a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiye