سامی

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See also: سامي and شامي

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin).

Adjective

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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
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy).

Adjective

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سامی (sami)

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031
  2. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031

Persian

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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سامی (sâmi)

  1. Semitic
    زبان‌های سامیzabân-hâ-ye sâmithe Semitic languages

Noun

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

  1. Semite

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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Dari سامی
Iranian Persian
Tajik сомӣ

سامی (sâmi)

  1. high, elevated

Proper noun

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Dari سامی
Iranian Persian
Tajik Сомӣ

سامی (sâmi)

  1. a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامیه
Descendants
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  • Bengali: সামী (samī)

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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سامی (sāmīf (Hindi spelling सामी)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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سامی (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. Semitic

Noun

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سامی (sāmī? (Hindi spelling सामी)

  1. Semite

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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سامی (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

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

Proper noun

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سامی (sāmīm (Hindi spelling सामी)

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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.