سامی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin).

Adjective

سامی • (sami)

"high, lofty, elevated"^[1]
"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)

"pertaining to Shem, Semitic"^[2]

References

↑ ^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
^ 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

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ˈmiː]

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.míː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.mí]

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

Adjective

سامی • (sâmi)

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

Noun

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

Semite

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ˈmiː]

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.míː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.mí]

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

Adjective


Iranian Persian	سامی
Dari	سامی
Tajik	сомӣ

سامی • (sâmi)

high, elevated

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	سامی
Dari	سامی
Tajik	Сомӣ

سامی • (sâmi)

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

Descendants

Bengali: সামী (samī)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Noun

سامی • (sāmī) f (Hindi spelling सामी)

a ferule^[1]
rich arable land^[1]

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.miː/

Adjective

سامی • (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

Semitic

Noun

سامی • (sāmī) ? (Hindi spelling सामी)

Semite

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.miː/

Adjective

سامی • (sāmī) (Hindi spelling सामी)

high, lofty, exalted, sublime^[2]

Proper noun

سامی • (sāmī) m (Hindi spelling सामी)

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
^ Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

[Redhouse-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

[Platts-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Platts, John T. (1884) “سامی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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

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