سامان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian sʾmʾn' (sāmān, “limit, boundary”), related to سامه‎ (sâme, “condition, bet”). Cognate with Mazanderani سامون‎ (sāmun, “land, border”). Akin to Old Armenian սահման (sahman); an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sɑːˈmɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sɑːˈmɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sɒːˈmɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /sɔˈmɔn/

Noun

سامان • (sâmân)

1. boundary, limit, place where any sign or mark is placed to separate one field from another, a balk
2. side, quarter
3. city, town
4. home
5. household furniture, baggage

Derived terms

• سامان دادن‎ (sâmân dâdan)
• سر و سامان‎ (sar-o-sâmân)

Descendants

• → Bengali: সামান (saman)
• → Hindustani:

  → Hindi: सामान (sāmān)

  → Urdu: سامان‎ (sāmān)

• → Nepali: सामान (sāmān)
• → Punjabi: ਸਮਾਨ m (samān)
• → Sindhi: سامانُ‎ (sāmānu)

Proper noun

سامان • (sâmân)

1. a male given name, Saman, from Middle Persian

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “سامان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Noun

سامان • (sāmān) m (Hindi spelling सामान)

1. goods
2. stuff
3. luggage
4. baggage