# sami
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɑˈmi]

#### Noun

sami (definite accusative samini, plural samilər)
* Semite

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɑˈmi]

#### Adjective

sami (comparative daha sami, superlative ən sami)
* (Classical Azerbaijani) high, elevated

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: sa‧mi

### Verb

sami
* to smudge

### Noun

sami
* a smudge

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsamɪ]

### Adjective

sami
* animate masculine nominative plural of sám

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Weak equivalent of samur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaːmɪ/

### Pronoun

sami (weak only, not comparable)
* (the) same

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsami/ [ˈsa.mi]
* Rhymes: -ami
* Syllabification: sa‧mi

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sami, from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of suami.

#### Noun

sami (plural sami-sami)
* Buddhist monk or priest
    Synonyms: biksu, biku
    Hypernym: pendeta

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay sami, from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī).

#### Adjective

sami
* (uncommon) Synonym of agung (“high, exalted, honoured”)

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦩꦶ (sami).

#### Adjective

sami
* (dialectal, Java) Synonym of sama (“same”)

### Further reading

* “sami” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.mi/
* Rhymes: -ami
* Hyphenation: sà‧mi

### Adjective

sami
* masculine plural of samio

## Japanese
### Romanization

sami
* Rōmaji transcription of さみ

## Javanese
### Romanization

sami
* Romanization of ꦱꦩꦶ.

## Krisa
### Noun

sami
* a man's father-in-law, his wife's father
* a woman's mother-in-law, her husband's mother

## Latvian
### Noun

sami m
* nominative/vocative plural of sams

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsami/ [ˈsa.mi]

### Etymology 1

Derived from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of suami.

#### Noun

sami (Jawi spelling سامي, plural sami-sami, informal 1st possessive samiku, 2nd possessive samimu, 3rd possessive saminya)
* Buddhist monk or priest
    Synonyms: biksu, biku
    Hypernym: pendeta

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: sami

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī).

#### Adjective

sami (Jawi spelling سامي)
* high; exalted
    Synonyms: agung, luhur, mulia, tinggi

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: sami

### Further reading

* “sami” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

sami m (genitive sama)
* reconciliation
    Synonym: sætt
* honour
* a due

##### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: same m

### Etymology 2

Weak declension of samr.

#### Adjective

sami
* weak masculine nominative singular of samr (“same”)

#### Determiner

sami (feminine and neuter sama, plural sǫmu)
* Alternative form of samr (“the same”) (with weak declension)

##### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: same
* Norwegian Bokmål: samme
* Swedish: samma
* Danish: samme
* → Middle English: same
** English: same

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

sami
* inflection of sama (“beseem, befit”):
** first-person singular present indicative
** third-person present subjunctive

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sami”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.mi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ami
* Syllabification: sa‧mi

### Adjective

sami
* virile nominative/vocative plural of sam

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* sâmi, saami

### Etymology

From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

### Noun

sami m or f by sense (invariable)
* Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)
    Synonyms: lapão, lapónio, lapônio

### Adjective

sami (invariable)
* (relational) of the Saami people
    Synonyms: lapão, lapónio, lapônio

### References

* ↑ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
* ↑ https://www.sgr.fi/ct/ct51.html

## Quechua
### Noun

sami
* fortune, luck

#### Declension

ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)
singular
plural
nominative
samiy
samiykuna
accusative
samiyta
samiykunata
dative
samiyman
samiykunaman
genitive
samiypa
samiykunap
locative
samiypi
samiykunapi
terminative
samiykama
samiykunakama
ablative
samiymanta
samiykunamanta
instrumental
samiywan
samiykunawan
comitative
samiynintin
samiykunantin
abessive
samiyninnaq
samiykunannaq
comparative
samiyhina
samiykunahina
causative
samiyrayku
samiykunarayku
benefactive
samiypaq
samiykunapaq
associative
samiypura
samiykunapura
distributive
samiyninka
samiykunanka
exclusive
samiylla
samiykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your)
singular
plural
nominative
samiyki
samiykikuna
accusative
samiykita
samiykikunata
dative
samiykiman
samiykikunaman
genitive
samiykipa
samiykikunap
locative
samiykipi
samiykikunapi
terminative
samiykikama
samiykikunakama
ablative
samiykimanta
samiykikunamanta
instrumental
samiykiwan
samiykikunawan
comitative
samiykintin
samiykikunantin
abessive
samiykinnaq
samiykikunannaq
comparative
samiykihina
samiykikunahina
causative
samiykirayku
samiykikunarayku
benefactive
samiykipaq
samiykikunapaq
associative
samiykipura
samiykikunapura
distributive
samiykinka
samiykikunanka
exclusive
samiykilla
samiykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)
singular
plural
nominative
samin
saminkuna
accusative
saminta
saminkunata
dative
saminman
saminkunaman
genitive
saminpa
saminkunap
locative
saminpi
saminkunapi
terminative
saminkama
saminkunakama
ablative
saminmanta
saminkunamanta
instrumental
saminwan
saminkunawan
comitative
saminintin
saminkunantin
abessive
saminninnaq
saminkunannaq
comparative
saminhina
saminkunahina
causative
saminrayku
saminkunarayku
benefactive
saminpaq
saminkunapaq
associative
saminpura
saminkunapura
distributive
samininka
saminkunanka
exclusive
saminlla
saminkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
singular
plural
nominative
saminchik
saminchikkuna
accusative
saminchikta
saminchikkunata
dative
saminchikman
saminchikkunaman
genitive
saminchikpa
saminchikkunap
locative
saminchikpi
saminchikkunapi
terminative
saminchikkama
saminchikkunakama
ablative
saminchikmanta
saminchikkunamanta
instrumental
saminchikwan
saminchikkunawan
comitative
saminchiknintin
saminchikkunantin
abessive
saminchikninnaq
saminchikkunannaq
comparative
saminchikhina
saminchikkunahina
causative
saminchikrayku
saminchikkunarayku
benefactive
saminchikpaq
saminchikkunapaq
associative
saminchikpura
saminchikkunapura
distributive
saminchikninka
saminchikkunanka
exclusive
saminchiklla
saminchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))
singular
plural
nominative
samiyku
samiykukuna
accusative
samiykuta
samiykukunata
dative
samiykuman
samiykukunaman
genitive
samiykupa
samiykukunap
locative
samiykupi
samiykukunapi
terminative
samiykukama
samiykukunakama
ablative
samiykumanta
samiykukunamanta
instrumental
samiykuwan
samiykukunawan
comitative
samiykuntin
samiykukunantin
abessive
samiykunnaq
samiykukunannaq
comparative
samiykuhina
samiykukunahina
causative
samiykurayku
samiykukunarayku
benefactive
samiykupaq
samiykukunapaq
associative
samiykupura
samiykukunapura
distributive
samiykunka
samiykukunanka
exclusive
samiykulla
samiykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))
singular
plural
nominative
samiykichik
samiykichikkuna
accusative
samiykichikta
samiykichikkunata
dative
samiykichikman
samiykichikkunaman
genitive
samiykichikpa
samiykichikkunap
locative
samiykichikpi
samiykichikkunapi
terminative
samiykichikkama
samiykichikkunakama
ablative
samiykichikmanta
samiykichikkunamanta
instrumental
samiykichikwan
samiykichikkunawan
comitative
samiykichiknintin
samiykichikkunantin
abessive
samiykichikninnaq
samiykichikkunannaq
comparative
samiykichikhina
samiykichikkunahina
causative
samiykichikrayku
samiykichikkunarayku
benefactive
samiykichikpaq
samiykichikkunapaq
associative
samiykichikpura
samiykichikkunapura
distributive
samiykichikninka
samiykichikkunanka
exclusive
samiykichiklla
samiykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their)
singular
plural
nominative
saminku
saminkukuna
accusative
saminkuta
saminkukunata
dative
saminkuman
saminkukunaman
genitive
saminkupa
saminkukunap
locative
saminkupi
saminkukunapi
terminative
saminkukama
saminkukunakama
ablative
saminkumanta
saminkukunamanta
instrumental
saminkuwan
saminkukunawan
comitative
saminkuntin
saminkukunantin
abessive
saminkunnaq
saminkukunannaq
comparative
saminkuhina
saminkukunahina
causative
saminkurayku
saminkukunarayku
benefactive
saminkupaq
saminkukunapaq
associative
saminkupura
saminkukunapura
distributive
saminkunka
saminkukunanka
exclusive
saminkulla
saminkukunalla :

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

### Noun

sami m or f by sense (plural samis)
* Sami; Saami

### Adjective

sami m or f (masculine and feminine plural samis)
* Sami; Saami

### References

* ↑ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
* ↑ https://www.sgr.fi/ct/ct51.html

## Turkish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامع, from Arabic سامع.

#### Adjective

sami
* that hears, hearing

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی, from Arabic سامي.

#### Adjective

sami
* high, lofty, elevated

### References

* ↑ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sami¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4051
* ↑ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031
* ↑ “sami”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* ↑ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sami²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4051
* ↑ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1031