sami

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sami"

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		сами
Arabic		سامی

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Classical Syriac ܣܳܡ (sām)bor.

Arabic سَام (sām)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy)bor.

Azerbaijani sami

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	sami	samilər
definite accusative	samini	samiləri
dative	samiyə	samilərə
locative	samidə	samilərdə
ablative	samidən	samilərdən
definite genitive	saminin	samilərin

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

Derived terms

• samişünas
  • samişünaslıq

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Classical Syriac ܣܳܡ (sām)bor.

Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin)bor.

Azerbaijani sami

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsami/ [ˈsa.mi]
• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: sa‧mi

Etymology 1

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

Noun

sami (plural sami-sami)

1. (Buddhism) 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

• “sami”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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, comparative lebih sami, superlative paling sami)

1. high; exalted

   Synonyms: agung, luhur, mulia, tinggi

Descendants

• Indonesian: sami

Further reading

• "sami" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sami" at PRPM first version)

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

• Norwegian Nynorsk: same
• Norwegian Bokmål: samme
• Swedish: samma
• Danish: samme
• → Middle English: same
  • English: same

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:

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• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: sa‧mi

Adjective

sami

1. virile nominative/vocative plural of sam

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sâmi, saami

Etymology

From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.mi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.mi/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi, (Portugal) -ami
• Hyphenation: sa‧mi

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

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, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Pronunciation

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

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

Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامع, from Arabic سامع.

Adjective

sami

1. (obsolete) that hears, hearing

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی, from Arabic سامي.

Adjective

sami

1. high, lofty, elevated