سمي

See also: سمى, سمی, and شمي

Arabic

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ijj

Etymology 1

Root
س م و (s m w)
13 terms

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

Adjective

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

high, lofty
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
dual	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
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سَمِيِّين‎; أَسْمِيَاء samiyyīn‎; ʔasmiyāʔ	السَّمِيِّين‎; الْأَسْمِيَاء as-samiyyīn‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔ	سَمِيَّات samiyyāt	السَّمِيَّات as-samiyyāt
nominative	سَمِيُّونَ‎; أَسْمِيَاءُ samiyyūna‎; ʔasmiyāʔu	السَّمِيُّونَ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءُ as-samiyyūna‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔu	سَمِيَّاتٌ samiyyātun	السَّمِيَّاتُ as-samiyyātu
accusative	سَمِيِّينَ‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ samiyyīna‎; ʔasmiyāʔa	السَّمِيِّينَ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءَ as-samiyyīna‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔa	سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti
genitive	سَمِيِّينَ‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ samiyyīna‎; ʔasmiyāʔa	السَّمِيِّينَ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءِ as-samiyyīna‎; 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), derived root from اِسْم (ism, “name”).

Adjective

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

homogeneous, of the same name
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
dual	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
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سَمِيِّين‎; أَسْمِيَاء samiyyīn‎; ʔasmiyāʔ	السَّمِيِّين‎; الْأَسْمِيَاء as-samiyyīn‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔ	سَمِيَّات samiyyāt	السَّمِيَّات as-samiyyāt
nominative	سَمِيُّونَ‎; أَسْمِيَاءُ samiyyūna‎; ʔasmiyāʔu	السَّمِيُّونَ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءُ as-samiyyūna‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔu	سَمِيَّاتٌ samiyyātun	السَّمِيَّاتُ as-samiyyātu
accusative	سَمِيِّينَ‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ samiyyīna‎; ʔasmiyāʔa	السَّمِيِّينَ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءَ as-samiyyīna‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔa	سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti
genitive	سَمِيِّينَ‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ samiyyīna‎; ʔasmiyāʔa	السَّمِيِّينَ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءِ as-samiyyīna‎; 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 سَمِيُّون (samiyyūn) or أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ))

namesake

Declension

Declension of noun **سَمِيّ** (samiyy)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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 triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	+‎; أَسْمِيَاء ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔ	الْ+‎; الْأَسْمِيَاء ?‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔ	+‎; أَسْمِيَاء ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔ
nominative	+ٌ‎; أَسْمِيَاءُ ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔu	الْ+ُ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءُ ?‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔu	+ُ‎; أَسْمِيَاءُ ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔu
accusative	+ًا‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔa	الْ+َ‎; الْأَسْمِيَاءَ ?‎; al-ʔasmiyāʔa	+َ‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔa
genitive	+ٍ‎; أَسْمِيَاءَ ?‎; ʔasmiyāʔa	الْ+ِ‎; 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) /sum.miː/

second-person feminine singular imperative of سَمَّ (samma)

Etymology 4

Verb

سُمِيَ • (sumiya) (form I) /su.mi.ja/

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

Etymology 5

Verb

سِمِي • (simī) (form I) /si.miː/

second-person feminine singular imperative of وَسَمَ (wasama)

Etymology 6

Verb

سمي (form II)

سُمِّيَ (summiya) /sum.mi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَّى (sammā)
سَمِّي (sammī) /sam.miː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of سَمَّى (sammā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِيّ (samiyy).

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.mi/

Noun

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

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))

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?”)