سامی

See also: سامي and شامي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin).

Adjective

سامی • (sami)

  1. "high, lofty, elevated"[1]
  2. "illustrious; especially said of any thing pertaining to the Grand Vezir and his office"[1]
Derived terms
  • سامی مكان (sami-i mekan)[1]
  • امر سامی (emr-i sami)[1]
  • مكتوب سامی (mektub-ı sami)[1]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy).

Adjective

سامی • (sami)

  1. "pertaining to Shem, Semitic"[2]

References
  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031
  2. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑː.míː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɑː.míː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sɔː.mí]

Readings
Classical reading? sāmī
Dari reading? sāmī
Iranian reading? sâmi
Tajik reading? somī

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
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑː.míː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɑː.míː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sɔː.mí]

Readings
Classical reading? sāmī
Dari reading? sāmī
Iranian reading? sâmi
Tajik reading? somī

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)

Urdu

Noun

سامی • (sāmī) f (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. a ferule[1]
  2. rich arable land[1]

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

سامی • (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. high, lofty, exalted, sublime[2]

Proper noun

سامی • (sāmī) m (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامِیَہ (sāmiya)

References
  1. Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  2. Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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