سمي

See also: سمى, سمی, and شمي

Arabic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ijj

Etymology 1

Root
س م و (s-m-w)

Compare سَمَا (samā, “to be high, to be exalted”).

Adjective

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) (feminine سَمِيَّة (samiyya), masculine plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ), elative أَسْمَى (ʔasmā))

1. high, lofty
2. exalted, sublime

Declension

Declension of adjective سَمِيّ (samiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَمِي samī	السَّمِي as-samī	سَمِيَّة samiyya	السَّمِيَّة as-samiyya
Nominative	سَمِيٌّ samiyyun	السَّمِيُّ as-samiyyu	سَمِيَّةٌ samiyyatun	السَّمِيَّةُ as-samiyyatu
Accusative	سَمِيًّا samiyyan	السَّمِيَّ as-samiyya	سَمِيَّةً samiyyatan	السَّمِيَّةَ as-samiyyata
Genitive	سَمِيٍّ samiyyin	السَّمِيِّ as-samiyyi	سَمِيَّةٍ samiyyatin	السَّمِيَّةِ as-samiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَمِيَّيْن samiyyayn	السَّمِيَّيْن as-samiyyayn	سَمِيَّتَيْن samiyyatayn	السَّمِيَّتَيْن as-samiyyatayn
Nominative	سَمِيَّانِ samiyyāni	السَّمِيَّانِ as-samiyyāni	سَمِيَّتَانِ samiyyatāni	السَّمِيَّتَانِ as-samiyyatāni
Accusative	سَمِيَّيْنِ samiyyayni	السَّمِيَّيْنِ as-samiyyayni	سَمِيَّتَيْنِ samiyyatayni	السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ as-samiyyatayni
Genitive	سَمِيَّيْنِ samiyyayni	السَّمِيَّيْنِ as-samiyyayni	سَمِيَّتَيْنِ samiyyatayni	السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ as-samiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْمِيَاء ʔasmiyāʔ	الْأَسْمِيَاء al-ʔasmiyāʔ	سَمِيَّات samiyyāt	السَّمِيَّات as-samiyyāt
Nominative	أَسْمِيَاءُ ʔasmiyāʔu	الْأَسْمِيَاءُ al-ʔasmiyāʔu	سَمِيَّاتٌ samiyyātun	السَّمِيَّاتُ as-samiyyātu
Accusative	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa	الْأَسْمِيَاءَ al-ʔasmiyāʔa	سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti
Genitive	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa	الْأَسْمِيَاءِ al-ʔasmiyāʔi	سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “سمو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From the root س م و (s-m-w), based on the biliteral root س م (s-m) of اِسْم (ism, “name”).

Adjective

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) (feminine سَمِيَّة (samiyya), masculine plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ), elative أَسْمَى (ʔasmā))

1. homogeneous, of the same name
2. similar

Declension

Declension of adjective سَمِيّ (samiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَمِي samī	السَّمِي as-samī	سَمِيَّة samiyya	السَّمِيَّة as-samiyya
Nominative	سَمِيٌّ samiyyun	السَّمِيُّ as-samiyyu	سَمِيَّةٌ samiyyatun	السَّمِيَّةُ as-samiyyatu
Accusative	سَمِيًّا samiyyan	السَّمِيَّ as-samiyya	سَمِيَّةً samiyyatan	السَّمِيَّةَ as-samiyyata
Genitive	سَمِيٍّ samiyyin	السَّمِيِّ as-samiyyi	سَمِيَّةٍ samiyyatin	السَّمِيَّةِ as-samiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَمِيَّيْن samiyyayn	السَّمِيَّيْن as-samiyyayn	سَمِيَّتَيْن samiyyatayn	السَّمِيَّتَيْن as-samiyyatayn
Nominative	سَمِيَّانِ samiyyāni	السَّمِيَّانِ as-samiyyāni	سَمِيَّتَانِ samiyyatāni	السَّمِيَّتَانِ as-samiyyatāni
Accusative	سَمِيَّيْنِ samiyyayni	السَّمِيَّيْنِ as-samiyyayni	سَمِيَّتَيْنِ samiyyatayni	السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ as-samiyyatayni
Genitive	سَمِيَّيْنِ samiyyayni	السَّمِيَّيْنِ as-samiyyayni	سَمِيَّتَيْنِ samiyyatayni	السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ as-samiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْمِيَاء ʔasmiyāʔ	الْأَسْمِيَاء al-ʔasmiyāʔ	سَمِيَّات samiyyāt	السَّمِيَّات as-samiyyāt
Nominative	أَسْمِيَاءُ ʔasmiyāʔu	الْأَسْمِيَاءُ al-ʔasmiyāʔu	سَمِيَّاتٌ samiyyātun	السَّمِيَّاتُ as-samiyyātu
Accusative	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa	الْأَسْمِيَاءَ al-ʔasmiyāʔa	سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti
Genitive	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa	الْأَسْمِيَاءِ al-ʔasmiyāʔi	سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) m (plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ))

1. namesake

Declension

Declension of noun سَمِيّ (samiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَمِي samī	السَّمِي as-samī	سَمِي samī
Nominative	سَمِيٌّ samiyyun	السَّمِيُّ as-samiyyu	سَمِيُّ samiyyu
Accusative	سَمِيًّا samiyyan	السَّمِيَّ as-samiyya	سَمِيَّ samiyya
Genitive	سَمِيٍّ samiyyin	السَّمِيِّ as-samiyyi	سَمِيِّ samiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَمِيَّيْن samiyyayn	السَّمِيَّيْن as-samiyyayn	سَمِيَّيْ samiyyay
Nominative	سَمِيَّانِ samiyyāni	السَّمِيَّانِ as-samiyyāni	سَمِيَّا samiyyā
Accusative	سَمِيَّيْنِ samiyyayni	السَّمِيَّيْنِ as-samiyyayni	سَمِيَّيْ samiyyay
Genitive	سَمِيَّيْنِ samiyyayni	السَّمِيَّيْنِ as-samiyyayni	سَمِيَّيْ samiyyay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْمِيَاء ʔasmiyāʔ	الْأَسْمِيَاء al-ʔasmiyāʔ	أَسْمِيَاء ʔasmiyāʔ
Nominative	أَسْمِيَاءُ ʔasmiyāʔu	الْأَسْمِيَاءُ al-ʔasmiyāʔu	أَسْمِيَاءُ ʔasmiyāʔu
Accusative	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa	الْأَسْمِيَاءَ al-ʔasmiyāʔa	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa
Genitive	أَسْمِيَاءَ ʔasmiyāʔa	الْأَسْمِيَاءِ al-ʔasmiyāʔi	أَسْمِيَاءِ ʔasmiyāʔi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: سمي (simi)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Verb

سُمِّي • (summī) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of سَمَّ (samma)

Etymology 4

Verb

سُمِيَ • (sumiya) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَا (samā)

Etymology 5

Verb

سِمِي • (simī) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَسَمَ (wasama)

Verb

سُمِي • (sumī) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَسُمَ (wasuma)

Etymology 6

Verb

سَمِّي • (sammī) (form II)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of سَمَّى (sammā)

Verb

سُمِّيَ • (summiya) (form II)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَّى (sammā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِيّ (samiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.mi/

Noun

سِمي • (simi) m (feminine سمية (simīya))

1. namesake; a person who shares the same name as another.

   هلا والله بالسمي! ― hala waḷḷa bis-simi! ― Warm welcome to the person who shares the same name!

Adjective

سِمي • (simi) m (feminine سمية (simīya))

1. namesake; a person who shares the same name as another.

   الا باقر السمي وينه؟ ― illa bāqir is-simi wēna ― Where is Bāqir who shares the same name as me? (literally, “by the way, Bāqir the namesake, where is he?”)