saman
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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!
AnagramsEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
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 1Edit
From Proto-Turkic *sāman.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
Derived termsEdit
- samanlıq (“straw shed”)
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
ReferencesEdit
- Axundov A. A., Kazımov Q. Ş., Behbudov S. M., editors (2007), “sa:man”, in Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti [Dialectological Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), Baku: Şərq-Qərb, →ISBN, page 418b
DeclensionEdit
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 readingEdit
- “saman” in Obastan.com.
EsperantoEdit
AdjectiveEdit
saman
- accusative singular of sama
FinnishEdit
PronounEdit
saman
- (indefinite) genitive singular of sama
IcelandicEdit
AdverbEdit
saman
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
saman
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- sammen (Bokmål)
ReferencesEdit
- “saman” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *samanai.
AdverbEdit
saman (not comparable)
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
AdjectiveEdit
saman
- strong masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)
DeterminerEdit
saman
- masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)
ReferencesEdit
- “saman”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
SumerianEdit
RomanizationEdit
saman
- Romanization of 𒂠𒋤𒉣𒂠𒌅 (saman)
Tok PisinEdit
NounEdit
saman
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *sāman, cognate with Azerbaijani saman.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
DeclensionEdit
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 |