سامان

Persian

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms

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

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

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Urdu

Noun

سامان • (sāmān) m (Hindi spelling सामान)

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