سامی

See also: سامي and شامي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin).

Adjective

سامی • (sami)

1. "high, lofty, elevated"
2. "illustrious; especially said of any thing pertaining to the Grand Vezir and his office"

Derived terms

• سامی مكان (sami-i mekan)
• امر سامی (emr-i sami)
• مكتوب سامی (mektub-ı sami)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy).

Adjective

سامی • (sami)

1. "pertaining to Shem, Semitic"

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

سامی • (sâmi)

1. Semitic

   زبان‌های سامی ― zabân-hâ-ye sâmi ― the Semitic languages

Noun

سامی • (sâmi) (plural سامی‌ها (sâmi-hâ))

1. Semite

Etymology 2

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Dari	سامی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сомӣ

سامی • (sâmi)

1. high, elevated

Proper noun

Dari	سامی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Сомӣ

سامی • (sâmi)

1. a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامیه

Descendants

• Bengali: সামী (samī)

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Noun

سامی • (sāmī) ?

1. a ferule
2. rich arable land

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.miː/

Adjective

سامی • (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

1. Semitic

Noun

سامی • (sāmī) ? (Hindi spelling सामी)

1. Semite

Etymology 3

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.miː/

Adjective

سامی • (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

1. high, lofty, exalted, sublime

Proper noun

سامی • (sāmī) m (Hindi spelling सामी)

1. a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامیہ (sāmeh)