sama

See also: Sama, sama', samá, samā, samą, săma, and -sama

Basque

Noun

sama inan

1. neck

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Cebuano

Adjective

sama

1. like
2. same

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English same.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsama/
• Rhymes: -ama

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Adjective

sama (accusative singular saman, plural samaj, accusative plural samajn)

1. equal

   Li montras saman respekton al nobeloj kaj malnobeloj. ― He shows equal respect to noblemen and common folk.

   Synonym: egala

2. same; alike

   Ĉiuj politikistoj estas samaj. ― All politicians are the same [or alike].

3. unvarying

   Ŝia opozicio estis sama. ― Her opposition was unvarying.

Antonyms

• alia (“other”)
• malsama, nesama (“different”)

Derived terms

• samideano (“kindred spirit”)
• samkursano (“classmate”)
• samlandano (“countryman, compatriot”)
• samloke (“at the same location”)

 

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samaz. Cognates include English same and Swedish samma.

Pronoun

sama

1. same

Adjective

sama (genitive sama, partitive sama)

1. same

Declension

Inflection of sama (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	sama	samad
accusative	sama	samad
genitive	sama	samade
partitive	sama	samu samasid
illative	samma samasse	samadesse samusse
inessive	samas	samades samus
elative	samast	samadest samust
allative	samale	samadele samule
adessive	samal	samadel samul
ablative	samalt	samadelt samult
translative	samaks	samadeks samuks
terminative	samani	samadeni
essive	samana	samadena
abessive	samata	samadeta
comitative	samaga	samadega

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sama (compare Estonian sama, Karelian sama, Votic sama), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samaz (compare Swedish samma, English same; also borrowed into Sami, compare Northern Sami seamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑmɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
• Syllabification: sa‧ma

Pronoun

sama

1. same

Adjective

sama (not comparable)

1. same

Declension

Declension of sama noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative sama samat superessive – – genitive saman samojen delative – – partitive samaa samoja sublative – – accusative sama, saman samat lative – – inessive samassa samoissa temporal – – elative samasta samoista causative samaten – illative samaan samoihin multiplicative – – adessive samalla samoilla distributive – – ablative samalta samoilta temp. dist. – – allative samalle samoille prolative – – essive samana samoina situative – – translative samaksi samoiksi oppositive – – instructive – samoin abessive samatta samoitta comitative – samoine

Derived terms

adjectives

• samainen

 

verbs

• samaistua
• samastaa
• samastua

 

adverbs

• samalla mitalla
• saman tien
• siinä samassa

 

Compounds

• samamunainen
• samankaltainen
• samanlainen
• samanmerkityksinen
• samansuuruinen
• samantekevä

 

Anagrams

• Maas, Masa

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Gothic

Romanization

sama

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰

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Hausa

Noun

samà m or f (plural sàmàmai, possessed form samàn)

1. sky, heavens
2. top

Adverb

samà

1. on top
2. in the sky

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Icelandic

Adverb

sama

1. indifferently

   Mér er sama. ― I don't care.

See also

• nenna
• prútta
• skeyta
• skeyta um
• standa á sama
• ég prútta ekki um það

 

Anagrams

• masa

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sama, English same.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsama/

Adjective

sama

1. same

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sama, from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *samás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *samás, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ma/
• Hyphenation: sa‧ma
• Rhymes: -a

Adjective

sama (plural sama-sama)

1. same

   Kedua garis L dan M adalah sama panjang. ― Both lines L and M are of the same length.

2. equal

   Massa A adalah sama dengan massa B. ― Mass of A is equal to mass of B.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sama-sama [reduplication] (redup)
• bersama (“together”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersamaan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
• menyamai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• menyamakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• tersamai [agentless action + causative (locative) benefactive] (teR- + -i)
• persamaan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• mempersamakan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• penyamaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kesamaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sesama [comparability] (se-)

See also

• sama-sama

Further reading

• “sama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Anagrams

• masa

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sama, from Proto-Germanic *samaz. Cognates include Finnish sama and Estonian sama.

Possibly merged with Russian самый (samyj, “selfsame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsama/

Adjective

sama (genitive saman, partitive sammaa)

1. same
2. selfsame, the very same

Declension

Inflection of sama singular plural nominative sama samat genitive saman samoin partitive sammaa sammooja illative sammaa samoihe inessive samaaz samoiz elative samast samoist allative samalle samoille adessive samaal samoil ablative samalt samoilt translative samaks samoiks essive sammaan samoin

References

• Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)‎^[1]

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Jamamadí

Adjective

sama

1. (Banawá) downriver

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Japanese

Romanization

sama

1. Rōmaji transcription of さま

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Latvian

Noun

sama m

1. genitive singular form of sams

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Livonian

Etymology

Borrowing from a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian som.

Noun

sama

1. catfish

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Malay

Etymology

Several etymologies have been proposed:

• Borrowed from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *samás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *samás, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”).
• Inherited from Proto-Malayic *sama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sama (“mate; alike; together with”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /sa.mə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sa.ma/
• Rhymes: -amə, -mə

Adjective

sama (Jawi spelling سام‎, plural sama-sama)

1. same

   Bajunya sama dengan baju saya. ― His shirt is the same as mine.

2. equal

   Dua kali dua sama dengan empat. ― 2 multiplied by 2 equals 4.

3. (informal) with

   Marilah main sama kami. ― Come play with us.

   Synonym: dengan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sesama [comparability] (se-)
• sama-sama [reduplication] (redup)
• bersama (“together”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• menyamai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• menyamakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• memersamakan [causative passive + agent focus + causative benefactive] (peR- + meN- + -kan)
• kesamaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• persamaan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• penyamaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• penyama [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• ketidaksamaan

Anagrams

• masa

Further reading

• "sama" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “sama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kɪ́gama.

Verb

sama

1. to lean on
2. to rest the head

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to sœma, from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to fit”).

Verb

sama (past indicative samdi, supine samat)

1. to beseem, befit, become

Conjugation

Conjugation of sama — active (weak class 3)

infinitive	sama
present participle	samandi
past participle	samat
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sami	samda
2nd-person singular	samir	samdir
3rd-person singular	samir	samdi
1st-person plural	sǫmum	sǫmdum
2nd-person plural	samið	sǫmduð
3rd-person plural	sama	sǫmdu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	sama	semda
2nd-person singular	samir	semdir
3rd-person singular	sami	semdi
1st-person plural	samim	semdim
2nd-person plural	samið	semdið
3rd-person plural	sami	semdi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	sam
1st-person plural	sǫmum
2nd-person plural	samið

Conjugation of sama — mediopassive (weak class 3)

infinitive	samask
present participle	samandisk
past participle	samazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sǫmumk	sǫmdumk
2nd-person singular	samisk	samdisk
3rd-person singular	samisk	samdisk
1st-person plural	sǫmumsk	sǫmdumsk
2nd-person plural	samizk	sǫmduzk
3rd-person plural	samask	sǫmdusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	samumk	semdumk
2nd-person singular	samisk	semdisk
3rd-person singular	samisk	semdisk
1st-person plural	samimsk	semdimsk
2nd-person plural	samizk	semdizk
3rd-person plural	samisk	semdisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	samsk
1st-person plural	sǫmumsk
2nd-person plural	samizk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

sama

1. inflection of samr (“same”):
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak masculine oblique singular
   4. weak feminine nominative singular
   5. weak neuter singular

Determiner

sama

1. inflection of samr (“same”):
   1. feminine accusative singular
   2. masculine accusative plural
2. inflection of sami (“same”):
   1. masculine oblique singular
   2. feminine nominative singular
   3. neuter singular

Noun

sama

1. inflection of sami:
   1. indefinite oblique singular
   2. indefinite accusative plural
   3. indefinite genitive plural

References

• sama in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”).

Determiner

sama

1. same

Descendants

• Middle Low German: same, sam

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Pali

Etymology

From Sanskrit सम (sama).

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• सम (Devanagari script)
• সম (Bengali script)
• සම (Sinhalese script)
• သမ (Burmese script)
• สม or สะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມ or ສະມະ (Lao script)
• សម (Khmer script)

Adjective

sama

1. even, level
2. like, equal, the same
3. impartial

Declension

Declension table of "sama" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	samo	samā
Accusative (second)	samaṃ	same
Instrumental (third)	samena	samehi or samebhi
Dative (fourth)	samassa or samāya or samatthaṃ	samānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	samasmā or samamhā or samā	samehi or samebhi
Genitive (sixth)	samassa	samānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	samasmiṃ or samamhi or same	samesu
Vocative (calling)	sama	samā

Declension table of "samā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	samā	samāyo or samā
Accusative (second)	samaṃ	samāyo or samā
Instrumental (third)	samāya	samāhi or samābhi
Dative (fourth)	samāya	samānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	samāya	samāhi or samābhi
Genitive (sixth)	samāya	samānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	samāya or samāyaṃ	samāsu
Vocative (calling)	same	samāyo or samā

Declension table of "sama" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	samaṃ	samāni
Accusative (second)	samaṃ	samāni
Instrumental (third)	samena	samehi or samebhi
Dative (fourth)	samassa or samāya or samatthaṃ	samānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	samasmā or samamhā or samā	samehi or samebhi
Genitive (sixth)	samassa	samānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	samasmiṃ or samamhi or same	samesu
Vocative (calling)	sama	samāni

References

Pali Text Society, editor (1921-1925) , “sama”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ma/

Adjective

sama

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of sam

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Quechua

Noun

sama

1. breath
2. rest

Declension

declension of sama

	singular	plural
nominative	sama	samakuna
accusative	samata	samakunata
dative	samaman	samakunaman
genitive	samap	samakunap
locative	samapi	samakunapi
terminative	samakama	samakunakama
ablative	samamanta	samakunamanta
instrumental	samawan	samakunawan
comitative	samantin	samakunantin
abessive	samannaq	samakunannaq
comparative	samahina	samakunahina
causative	samarayku	samakunarayku
benefactive	samapaq	samakunapaq
associative	samapura	samakunapura
distributive	samanka	samakunanka
exclusive	samalla	samakunalla

possessive forms of sama

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	samay	samaykuna
accusative	samayta	samaykunata
dative	samayman	samaykunaman
genitive	samaypa	samaykunap
locative	samaypi	samaykunapi
terminative	samaykama	samaykunakama
ablative	samaymanta	samaykunamanta
instrumental	samaywan	samaykunawan
comitative	samaynintin	samaykunantin
abessive	samayninnaq	samaykunannaq
comparative	samayhina	samaykunahina
causative	samayrayku	samaykunarayku
benefactive	samaypaq	samaykunapaq
associative	samaypura	samaykunapura
distributive	samayninka	samaykunanka
exclusive	samaylla	samaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	samayki	samaykikuna
accusative	samaykita	samaykikunata
dative	samaykiman	samaykikunaman
genitive	samaykipa	samaykikunap
locative	samaykipi	samaykikunapi
terminative	samaykikama	samaykikunakama
ablative	samaykimanta	samaykikunamanta
instrumental	samaykiwan	samaykikunawan
comitative	samaykintin	samaykikunantin
abessive	samaykinnaq	samaykikunannaq
comparative	samaykihina	samaykikunahina
causative	samaykirayku	samaykikunarayku
benefactive	samaykipaq	samaykikunapaq
associative	samaykipura	samaykikunapura
distributive	samaykinka	samaykikunanka
exclusive	samaykilla	samaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	saman	samankuna
accusative	samanta	samankunata
dative	samanman	samankunaman
genitive	samanpa	samankunap
locative	samanpi	samankunapi
terminative	samankama	samankunakama
ablative	samanmanta	samankunamanta
instrumental	samanwan	samankunawan
comitative	samanintin	samankunantin
abessive	samanninnaq	samankunannaq
comparative	samanhina	samankunahina
causative	samanrayku	samankunarayku
benefactive	samanpaq	samankunapaq
associative	samanpura	samankunapura
distributive	samaninka	samankunanka
exclusive	samanlla	samankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	samanchik	samanchikkuna
accusative	samanchikta	samanchikkunata
dative	samanchikman	samanchikkunaman
genitive	samanchikpa	samanchikkunap
locative	samanchikpi	samanchikkunapi
terminative	samanchikkama	samanchikkunakama
ablative	samanchikmanta	samanchikkunamanta
instrumental	samanchikwan	samanchikkunawan
comitative	samanchiknintin	samanchikkunantin
abessive	samanchikninnaq	samanchikkunannaq
comparative	samanchikhina	samanchikkunahina
causative	samanchikrayku	samanchikkunarayku
benefactive	samanchikpaq	samanchikkunapaq
associative	samanchikpura	samanchikkunapura
distributive	samanchikninka	samanchikkunanka
exclusive	samanchiklla	samanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	samayku	samaykukuna
accusative	samaykuta	samaykukunata
dative	samaykuman	samaykukunaman
genitive	samaykupa	samaykukunap
locative	samaykupi	samaykukunapi
terminative	samaykukama	samaykukunakama
ablative	samaykumanta	samaykukunamanta
instrumental	samaykuwan	samaykukunawan
comitative	samaykuntin	samaykukunantin
abessive	samaykunnaq	samaykukunannaq
comparative	samaykuhina	samaykukunahina
causative	samaykurayku	samaykukunarayku
benefactive	samaykupaq	samaykukunapaq
associative	samaykupura	samaykukunapura
distributive	samaykunka	samaykukunanka
exclusive	samaykulla	samaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	samaykichik	samaykichikkuna
accusative	samaykichikta	samaykichikkunata
dative	samaykichikman	samaykichikkunaman
genitive	samaykichikpa	samaykichikkunap
locative	samaykichikpi	samaykichikkunapi
terminative	samaykichikkama	samaykichikkunakama
ablative	samaykichikmanta	samaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	samaykichikwan	samaykichikkunawan
comitative	samaykichiknintin	samaykichikkunantin
abessive	samaykichikninnaq	samaykichikkunannaq
comparative	samaykichikhina	samaykichikkunahina
causative	samaykichikrayku	samaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	samaykichikpaq	samaykichikkunapaq
associative	samaykichikpura	samaykichikkunapura
distributive	samaykichikninka	samaykichikkunanka
exclusive	samaykichiklla	samaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	samanku	samankukuna
accusative	samankuta	samankukunata
dative	samankuman	samankukunaman
genitive	samankupa	samankukunap
locative	samankupi	samankukunapi
terminative	samankukama	samankukunakama
ablative	samankumanta	samankukunamanta
instrumental	samankuwan	samankukunawan
comitative	samankuntin	samankukunantin
abessive	samankunnaq	samankukunannaq
comparative	samankuhina	samankukunahina
causative	samankurayku	samankukunarayku
benefactive	samankupaq	samankukunapaq
associative	samankupura	samankukunapura
distributive	samankunka	samankukunanka
exclusive	samankulla	samankukunalla

See also

• samay

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Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

sama (Cyrillic spelling сама)

1. (her-)self

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”) with semantic change (change in meaning). Related to English same.

Noun

sama

1. act of accompaniment

Derived terms

• isama
• kasama
• samahan
• sumama

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

samâ

1. evil; wrongdoing; wickedness

Derived terms

• masama
• masamain
• sumama

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

samá

1. share (of stocks)

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Yuracare

Noun

sama

1. water

References

• ASJP