sami

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sami"

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic сами
Abjad سامی

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑˈmi]

Noun

sami (definite accusative samini, plural samilər)

  1. Semite
Declension
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

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑˈmi]

Adjective

sami (comparative daha sami, superlative ən sami)

  1. (Classical Azerbaijani) high, elevated

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧mi

Verb

sami

  1. to smudge

Noun

sami

  1. a smudge

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsamɪ]

Adjective

sami

  1. animate masculine nominative plural of sám

Icelandic

Etymology

Weak equivalent of samur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːmɪ/

Pronoun

sami (weak only, not comparable)

  1. (the) same

Declension

Positive forms of sami (weak-only)
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sami sama sama
acc/dat/gen sama sömu
plural (all-case) sömu

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

sami (plural sami-sami)

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

sami (comparative lebih sami, superlative paling sami)

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦩꦶ (sami).

Adjective

sami (comparative lebih sami, superlative paling sami)

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

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

sami

  1. masculine plural of samio

Japanese

Romanization

sami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さみ

Javanese

Romanization

sami

  1. romanization of ꦱꦩꦶ

Krisa

Noun

sami

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

Latvian

Noun

sami m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of sams

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsami/ [ˈsa.mi]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

sami (Jawi spelling سامي, plural sami-sami)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī).

Adjective

sami (Jawi spelling سامي)

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

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

Noun

sami m (genitive sama)

  1. reconciliation
    Synonym: sætt
  2. honour
  3. a due
Declension
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
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: same m

Etymology 2

Weak declension of samr.

Adjective

sami

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of samr (same)

Determiner

sami (feminine and neuter sama, plural sǫmu)

  1. alternative form of samr (the same) (with weak declension)
Declension
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
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sami

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

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

sami

  1. virile nominative/vocative plural of sam

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

sami m or f by sense (invariable)

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

Adjective

sami (invariable)

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

References

  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

Noun

sami

  1. fortune, luck

Declension

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
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative samiyki samiykikuna
accusative samiykita samiykikunata
dative samiykiman samiykikunaman
genitive samiykipa samiykikunap
locative samiykipi samiykikunapi
terminative samiykikama samiykikunakama
ablative samiykimanta samiykikunamanta
instrumental samiykiwan samiykikunawan
comitative samiykintin samiykikunantin
abessive samiykinnaq samiykikunannaq
comparative samiykihina samiykikunahina
causative samiykirayku samiykikunarayku
benefactive samiykipaq samiykikunapaq
associative samiykipura samiykikunapura
distributive samiykinka samiykikunanka
exclusive samiykilla samiykikunalla
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
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative saminchik saminchikkuna
accusative saminchikta saminchikkunata
dative saminchikman saminchikkunaman
genitive saminchikpa saminchikkunap
locative saminchikpi saminchikkunapi
terminative saminchikkama saminchikkunakama
ablative saminchikmanta saminchikkunamanta
instrumental saminchikwan saminchikkunawan
comitative saminchiknintin saminchikkunantin
abessive saminchikninnaq saminchikkunannaq
comparative saminchikhina saminchikkunahina
causative saminchikrayku saminchikkunarayku
benefactive saminchikpaq saminchikkunapaq
associative saminchikpura saminchikkunapura
distributive saminchikninka saminchikkunanka
exclusive saminchiklla saminchikkunalla
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
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative samiykichik samiykichikkuna
accusative samiykichikta samiykichikkunata
dative samiykichikman samiykichikkunaman
genitive samiykichikpa samiykichikkunap
locative samiykichikpi samiykichikkunapi
terminative samiykichikkama samiykichikkunakama
ablative samiykichikmanta samiykichikkunamanta
instrumental samiykichikwan samiykichikkunawan
comitative samiykichiknintin samiykichikkunantin
abessive samiykichikninnaq samiykichikkunannaq
comparative samiykichikhina samiykichikkunahina
causative samiykichikrayku samiykichikkunarayku
benefactive samiykichikpaq samiykichikkunapaq
associative samiykichikpura samiykichikkunapura
distributive samiykichikninka samiykichikkunanka
exclusive samiykichiklla samiykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative saminku saminkukuna
accusative saminkuta saminkukunata
dative saminkuman saminkukunaman
genitive saminkupa saminkukunap
locative saminkupi saminkukunapi
terminative saminkukama saminkukunakama
ablative saminkumanta saminkukunamanta
instrumental saminkuwan saminkukunawan
comitative saminkuntin saminkukunantin
abessive saminkunnaq saminkukunannaq
comparative saminkuhina saminkukunahina
causative saminkurayku saminkukunarayku
benefactive saminkupaq saminkukunapaq
associative saminkupura saminkukunapura
distributive saminkunka saminkukunanka
exclusive saminkulla saminkukunalla

Spanish

Etymology

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

sami m or f by sense (plural samis)

  1. Sami; Saami

Adjective

sami m or f (masculine and feminine plural samis)

  1. Sami; Saami

References

  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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

sami

  1. that hears, hearing

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

sami

  1. high, lofty, elevated

References

  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