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Cyrillic сами
Abjad سامی

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, Semitic, Semite).

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Noun

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sami (definite accusative samini, plural samilər)

  1. Semite
Declension
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Declension of sami
singular plural
nominative samisamilər
definite accusative saminisamiləri
dative samiyəsamilərə
locative samidəsamilərdə
ablative samidənsamilərdən
definite genitive samininsamilərin
Possessive forms of sami
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) samim samilərim
sənin (your) samin samilərin
onun (his/her/its) samisi samiləri
bizim (our) samimiz samilərimiz
sizin (your) saminiz samiləriniz
onların (their) samisi or samiləri samiləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) samimi samilərimi
sənin (your) samini samilərini
onun (his/her/its) samisini samilərini
bizim (our) samimizi samilərimizi
sizin (your) saminizi samilərinizi
onların (their) samisini or samilərini samilərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) samimə samilərimə
sənin (your) saminə samilərinə
onun (his/her/its) samisinə samilərinə
bizim (our) samimizə samilərimizə
sizin (your) saminizə samilərinizə
onların (their) samisinə or samilərinə samilərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) samimdə samilərimdə
sənin (your) samində samilərində
onun (his/her/its) samisində samilərində
bizim (our) samimizdə samilərimizdə
sizin (your) saminizdə samilərinizdə
onların (their) samisində or samilərində samilərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) samimdən samilərimdən
sənin (your) samindən samilərindən
onun (his/her/its) samisindən samilərindən
bizim (our) samimizdən samilərimizdən
sizin (your) saminizdən samilərinizdən
onların (their) samisindən or samilərindən samilərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) samimin samilərimin
sənin (your) saminin samilərinin
onun (his/her/its) samisinin samilərinin
bizim (our) samimizin samilərimizin
sizin (your) saminizin samilərinizin
onların (their) samisinin or samilərinin samilərinin

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, high, elevated).

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Adjective

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sami (comparative daha sami, superlative ən sami)

  1. (Classical Azerbaijani) high, elevated

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧mi

Verb

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sami

  1. to smudge

Noun

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sami

  1. a smudge

Czech

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Adjective

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sami

  1. animate masculine nominative plural of sám

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Weak equivalent of samur.

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Pronoun

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sami (weak only, not comparable)

  1. (the) same

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay sami, from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of suami.

Noun

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sami (plural sami-sami)

  1. Buddhist monk or priest
    Synonyms: biksu, biku
    Hypernym: pendeta

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Malay sami, from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī).

Adjective

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sami

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of agung (high, exalted, honoured)

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦩꦶ (sami).

Adjective

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sami

  1. (dialectal, Java) Synonym of sama (same)

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.mi/
  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Hyphenation: sà‧mi

Adjective

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sami

  1. masculine plural of samio

Japanese

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Romanization

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sami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さみ

Javanese

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Romanization

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sami

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦩꦶ.

Krisa

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Noun

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sami

  1. a man's father-in-law, his wife's father
  2. a woman's mother-in-law, her husband's mother

Latvian

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Noun

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sami m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of sams

Malay

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of suami.

Noun

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sami (Jawi spelling سامي, plural sami-sami, informal 1st possessive samiku, 2nd possessive samimu, 3rd possessive saminya)

  1. Buddhist monk or priest
    Synonyms: biksu, biku
    Hypernym: pendeta
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  • Indonesian: sami

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī).

Adjective

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sami (Jawi spelling سامي)

  1. high; exalted
    Synonyms: agung, luhur, mulia, tinggi
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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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sami m (genitive sama)

  1. reconciliation
    Synonym: sætt
  2. honour
  3. a due
Declension
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Declension of sami (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sami saminn samar samarnir
accusative sama samann sama samana
dative sama samanum sǫmum sǫmunum
genitive sama samans sama samanna
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: same m

Etymology 2

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Weak declension of samr.

Adjective

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sami

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of samr (same)

Determiner

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sami (feminine and neuter sama, plural sǫmu)

  1. Alternative form of samr (the same) (with weak declension)
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Weak declension of sami
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sami sama sama
accusative sama sǫmu sama
dative sama sǫmu sama
genitive sama sǫmu sama
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sǫmu sǫmu sǫmu
accusative sǫmu sǫmu sǫmu
dative sǫmum sǫmum sǫmum
genitive sǫmu sǫmu sǫmu
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sami

  1. inflection of sama (beseem, befit):
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person present subjunctive

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sami”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.mi/
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  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Syllabification: sa‧mi

Adjective

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sami

  1. virile nominative/vocative plural of sam

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Northern Sami Sámi,[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (land).[2] More at Sápmi and Sami.

Noun

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sami m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)
    Synonyms: lapão, lapónio, lapônio

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sami (invariable)

  1. (relational) of the Saami people
    Synonyms: lapão, lapónio, lapônio

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
  2. ^ https://www.sgr.fi/ct/ct51.html

Quechua

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Noun

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sami

  1. fortune, luck

Declension

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Declension of sami
singular plural
nominative sami samikuna
accusative samita samikunata
dative samiman samikunaman
genitive samip samikunap
locative samipi samikunapi
terminative samikama samikunakama
ablative samimanta samikunamanta
instrumental samiwan samikunawan
comitative samintin samikunantin
abessive saminnaq samikunannaq
comparative samihina samikunahina
causative samirayku samikunarayku
benefactive samipaq samikunapaq
associative samipura samikunapura
distributive saminka samikunanka
exclusive samilla samikunalla
Possessive forms of sami
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative samiy samiykuna
accusative samiyta samiykunata
dative samiyman samiykunaman
genitive samiypa samiykunap
locative samiypi samiykunapi
terminative samiykama samiykunakama
ablative samiymanta samiykunamanta
instrumental samiywan samiykunawan
comitative samiynintin samiykunantin
abessive samiyninnaq samiykunannaq
comparative samiyhina samiykunahina
causative samiyrayku samiykunarayku
benefactive samiypaq samiykunapaq
associative samiypura samiykunapura
distributive samiyninka samiykunanka
exclusive samiylla samiykunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative samin saminkuna
accusative saminta saminkunata
dative saminman saminkunaman
genitive saminpa saminkunap
locative saminpi saminkunapi
terminative saminkama saminkunakama
ablative saminmanta saminkunamanta
instrumental saminwan saminkunawan
comitative saminintin saminkunantin
abessive saminninnaq saminkunannaq
comparative saminhina saminkunahina
causative saminrayku saminkunarayku
benefactive saminpaq saminkunapaq
associative saminpura saminkunapura
distributive samininka saminkunanka
exclusive saminlla saminkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative samiyku samiykukuna
accusative samiykuta samiykukunata
dative samiykuman samiykukunaman
genitive samiykupa samiykukunap
locative samiykupi samiykukunapi
terminative samiykukama samiykukunakama
ablative samiykumanta samiykukunamanta
instrumental samiykuwan samiykukunawan
comitative samiykuntin samiykukunantin
abessive samiykunnaq samiykukunannaq
comparative samiykuhina samiykukunahina
causative samiykurayku samiykukunarayku
benefactive samiykupaq samiykukunapaq
associative samiykupura samiykukunapura
distributive samiykunka samiykukunanka
exclusive samiykulla samiykukunalla

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Northern Sami Sámi,[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (land).[2] More at Sápmi and Sami.

Noun

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sami m or f by sense (plural samis)

  1. Sami; Saami

Adjective

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sami m or f (masculine and feminine plural samis)

  1. Sami; Saami

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
  2. ^ https://www.sgr.fi/ct/ct51.html

Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامع,[1][2] from Arabic سامع.[3]

Adjective

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sami

  1. that hears, hearing

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی,[4][5] from Arabic سامي.

Adjective

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sami

  1. high, lofty, elevated

References

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  1. ^ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sami¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4051
  2. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031
  3. ^ sami”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  4. ^ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sami²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4051
  5. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031