See also: سامی, and شامي

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
س م و (s m w)
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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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سَامِي (sāmī)

  1. informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, high, exalted)
  2. (with definite article) nominative definite of سَامٍ (sāmin, high, exalted)
  3. (with definite article) genitive definite of سَامٍ (sāmin, high, exalted)

Proper noun

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سَامِي (sāmīm (feminine سَامِيَة (sāmiya))

  1. a male given name, Sami, feminine equivalent سَامِيَة (sāmiya)
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  • Azerbaijani: Sami
  • Bengali: সামী (sami)
  • Persian: سامی (sâmi)
  • Turkish: Sami
  • Urdu: سامِی (sāmī)
  • Uzbek: somiy

Etymology 2

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of سَام (sām, Shem) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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سَامِيّ (sāmiyy) (feminine سَامِيَّة (sāmiyya), masculine plural سَامِيُّونَ (sāmiyyūna), feminine plural سَامِيَّات (sāmiyyāt))

  1. Semitic
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Noun

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سَامِيّ (sāmiyym (plural سَامِيُّونَ (sāmiyyūna), feminine سَامِيَّة (sāmiyya))

  1. Semite
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Etymology 3

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Derived from Northern Sami Sápmi

Adjective

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سَامِيّ (sāmiyy) (feminine سَامِيَّة (sāmiyya), masculine plural سَامِيُّونَ (sāmiyyūna), feminine plural سَامِيَّات (sāmiyyāt))

  1. Saami, Lapp
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Noun

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سَامِيّ (sāmiyym (plural سَامِيُّونَ (sāmiyyūna), feminine سَامِيَّة (sāmiyya))

  1. Saami, Lapp
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Malay

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سامي (plural سامي-سامي or سامي۲, informal 1st possessive ساميکو, 2nd possessive ساميمو, 3rd possessive ساميڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of sami